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Should Vaccine Be Required For All Girls?: Debate Centers On State's Role Against Cervical Cancer Virus.
Byline: Hilary Waldman
Feb. 22--A broad cross section of physicians, public health officials and advocates all concur that fighting a virus known to cause cervical cancer is a critical goal. But the debate over whether the state should require young girls to receive a new vaccine sparked questions Wednesday over its safety -- and whether the state should be in the business of requiring a vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease.
Public health officials, pediatricians and women's advocates urged legislators at a public health committee hearing not to rush into making the recently approved HPV, or human papillomavirus, vaccine a requirement for girls entering sixth grade. James Hadler, who heads the state health department's infectious disease section, told lawmakers that experience with the vaccine is…
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