Bill proposed to issue Gardasil to 7th grade females.
Human Papillomavirus is running rampant throughout the U.S. and according to the California Department of Health Services, currently 20 million men and women are infected and over half of the sexually active population will develop genital infections in their life time.
Assembly Bill 16, authored by Ed Hernandez, D, of West Covina, requires all females in California to be vaccinated for the infections before moving on to 7th grade. According to www.legalinfo.ca.gov, the bill was amended June 5.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site states the vaccine Gardasil, a product patented by Merck & Co., Inc. is designed to protect sexually inactive females, ages 9 to 26, from four types of Human Papillomavirus.
The four types make up 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts, according to the disease control Web site.
LBCC student who didn't want to be named said, "I think the Gardasil vaccination should be mandatory because it protects women or girls, I've had two of the three shots now and the worst part is the wait for the injection. I don't do well with needles. But it isn't painful or anything."
LBCC life science teacher Jennifer Musick said, "The Gardasil vaccine is a wonderful medical advancement and I think it should be mandatory."
Musick also said the controversy surrounding the vaccine is about young girls or women and an injection that rids the body of a sexually transmitted disease.
"We already give the Hepatitis B vaccine and that deals with a sexually transmitted disease. There was no change in sexual behavior because of it," Musick said.
"The idea girls are going to think sex is suddenly OK is faulty logic. Just because we have a mandatory seat belt law doesn't mean people are going to drive crazy."
The California health services Web site also reveals the virus consists of more than 100 strains of diseases.
Thirty strains are believed to be sexually transmitted and are divided into low-risk and high-risk types. Low-risk types cause warts and high-risk types cause cancer.
Business major Kristen Anna said, "I'd leave the vaccination decision up to the parents. They should research it really well and talk it over with family members."Assembly Bill 16, authored by Ed Hernandez, D, of West Covina, requires all females in California to be vaccinated for the infections before moving on to 7th grade. According to www.legalinfo.ca.gov, the bill was amended June 5.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site states the vaccine Gardasil, a product patented by Merck & Co., Inc. is designed to protect sexually inactive females, ages 9 to 26, from four types of Human Papillomavirus.
The four types make up 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts, according to the disease control Web site.
LBCC student who didn't want to be named said, "I think the Gardasil vaccination should be mandatory because it protects women or girls, I've had two of the three shots now and the worst part is the wait for the injection. I don't do well with needles. But it isn't painful or anything."
LBCC life science teacher Jennifer Musick said, "The Gardasil vaccine is a wonderful medical advancement and I think it should be mandatory."
Musick also said the controversy surrounding the vaccine is about young girls or women and an injection that rids the body of a sexually transmitted disease.
"We already give the Hepatitis B vaccine and that deals with a sexually transmitted disease. There was no change in sexual behavior because of it," Musick said.
"The idea girls are going to think sex is suddenly OK is faulty logic. Just because we have a mandatory seat belt law doesn't mean people are going to drive crazy."
The California health services Web site also reveals the virus consists of more than 100 strains of diseases.
Thirty strains are believed to be sexually transmitted and are divided into low-risk and high-risk types. Low-risk types cause warts and high-risk types cause cancer.
According to Merck & Co Inc., the vaccination should be injected three times, either in the upper arm or upper thigh, over a six-month period.
The administration of the vaccine will cost about $360, not including doctor's fees, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Traditional Values Coalition Executive Director Andrea Lafferty wrote on the coalition Web site, www.traditionalvalues.org, that her group is calling upon the Department of Justice to investigate the behind-the-scenes scheming Merck has done to influence the votes of state legislators to push mandates of the drug on young girls and women.
The coalition Web site also states that Ben Lopez, a Traditional Values Coalition California lobbyist, testified against Assembly Bill 16 on March 13 and declared the postponement a victory for parents and young girls.
The administration of the vaccine will cost about $360, not including doctor's fees, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Traditional Values Coalition Executive Director Andrea Lafferty wrote on the coalition Web site, www.traditionalvalues.org, that her group is calling upon the Department of Justice to investigate the behind-the-scenes scheming Merck has done to influence the votes of state legislators to push mandates of the drug on young girls and women.
The coalition Web site also states that Ben Lopez, a Traditional Values Coalition California lobbyist, testified against Assembly Bill 16 on March 13 and declared the postponement a victory for parents and young girls.
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