Gardasil raises controversy again September 3, 2009
Posted by Jolie McCullough in vaccine.Tags: gardasil, health research, vaccine, women's health
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Here we go again.
In 2006, when the FDA first approved Gardasil, a vaccine that protects against strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that often lead to cervical cancer or genital warts, controversy erupted.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends girls receive the 3-shot vaccine at ages 11 and 12, which angered many parents.
Why should their daughter be getting a shot to prevent a sexually transmitted infection at age 11? The reasoning was that the CDC wanted children to be vaccinated before they became sexually active, so there would be no chance they would already be introduced to the virus. (more…)
