HPV Vaccine: Mandatory?

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Macallan has a crush on me. He follows me around like a little puppy dog. I think it's so cute!

Said the pot.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Said the pot.

Oh, absolutely.. it's definately mutual!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Oh, absolutely.. it's definately mutual!

When's the wedding?

(I need to know when I have to have my barf bag.)

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

When's the wedding?

(I need to know when I have to have my barf bag.)

I don't know yet.... we're still getting to know each other and in the dating stage. But I'll be sure to show you the "rock"-- since he comes from such a wealthy family... as he's told us so many times.

[blueangel]

TRENTON, N.J. -- Pediatricians, gynecologists and even health insurers all call Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a big medical advance.

But medical groups, politicians and parents began rebelling after disclosure of a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign by Gardasil's maker, Merck & Co., to get state legislatures to require 11- and 12-year-old girls to get the three-dose vaccine as a requirement for school attendance.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine...r_Vaccine.html

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by blueangel

TRENTON, N.J. -- Pediatricians, gynecologists and even health insurers all call Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a big medical advance.

But medical groups, politicians and parents began rebelling after disclosure of a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign by Gardasil's maker, Merck & Co., to get state legislatures to require 11- and 12-year-old girls to get the three-dose vaccine as a requirement for school attendance.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine...r_Vaccine.html

Perhaps it's the "Gen Y" in me, but I see absolutely no problem with lobbying for your product - how is this different from lobbying against taxes on your product (see: alcohol, tobacco, gasoline), or lobbying for increased regulation that benefits one product over another (cell phones, cable TV, etc)?

I say this realizing that your visceral response is, at least in part, due to your desire to reduce government involvement in your decision-making process - which I understand, but until lobbying efforts are outlawed or correctly regulated, I can't fault someone for playing by the rules.

Especially when I fully support the theory behind the vaccination in question.

[blueangel]

I said it all weeks ago on Page 2 of this thread regarding the "true" agenda of this drug. It's not about saving lives, it's about greed and $$$... and brainwashing the public. Otherwise, why would this mad rush for laws when we don't even know the side effects yet? What's the big emergency? The vaccine has only been approved by the FDA for a few months. Too many unknowns.

[valkyrie]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Especially when I fully support the theory behind the vaccination in question.

Lobbying issues aside, even if you support the theory behind the vaccine, what does it have to do with school -- why should it be required for school attendance?