HPV Vaccines for School Aged Girls Human Papilloma Virus is a sexually transmitted infection that is spread between men and women through sexual intercourse‚ genital skin-to-skin contact and oral sex with a carrier. “HPV’s are a family of more than 100 virus types that cause such problems as common warts‚ plantar warts‚ skin cancers‚ anal and genital warts‚ recurrent respiratory papilomatosis (a rare benign infection of type HPV 6 or 11 that passes from mothers to infants during childbirth)‚ head
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A vaccine is a man-made‚ biological preparation that provides active immunity to a certain disease. Ever since the inception of vaccines their use has been surrounded by controversy. A lot of issues arise from whether or not building up a natural immunity to a disease is better than a vaccination. Many people were afraid‚ and some still are‚ that by getting the vaccination‚ the recipient will actually get the disease they are trying to prevent because of what is in the vaccine. However‚ the most
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Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory Crystal Hannah COMM / 215 Ms. Deborah Thompson Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory In the last century diseases such as whooping cough‚ polio‚ measles‚ and rubella struck hundreds of thousands of infants‚ children‚ and adults in the United States. Thousands died every year from them not to mention the serious damage afflicted to the survivors such as‚ seizures‚ brain damage‚ or blindness. As vaccines were developed and used‚ rates of these diseases consistently
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ago. More vaccines are given today than in the past. Due to the fact that they’re more vaccines given today and with higher doses‚ many people‚ especially parents question if vaccinating their child is even safe. Others‚ on the other hand‚ believed that vaccines should be mandatory to be given to a child. There’s a variety of types of vaccines out there that doctors believe children should have‚ but should all vaccines be given out. Should parents have a say in what their child should be ejected
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The HPV vaccine has created many heated debates‚ but the bottom line come down to whether or not the time for this vaccination is now. Mike Adams‚ author of “HPV Vaccine Texas Tyranny‚” and Arthur Allen‚ author of “The HPV Debate Needs an Injection of Reality‚” discuss the mandated HPV vaccine. Both acknowledge that the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine lack credibility and that the affordability of the vaccine is not favorable to disadvantaged families; however‚ they disagree that there is
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Mandatory or Voluntary Vaccinations G124/ENC1101 Section 09 English Composition - 2013 Summer Quarter September 9‚2012 Katrema Beasley Mandatory or Voluntary Vaccinations The first smallpox vaccine was discovered a few centuries ago and since that time there has been controversy of voluntary or mandatory vaccinations this is something every parent must face when having a child. To vaccinate or not to vaccinate‚ parents making this decision must weigh the risks‚ the cost‚ and the long
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HPV vaccine Introduction The human papilloma virus (HPV) causes infection with certain species of human papillomavirus associated with the development of cervical cancer‚ genital warts‚ and some less common cancers. According to a recently survey‚ cervical cancer has become a second commonest female cancer worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 80 percent of deaths from cervical cancer occur in developing countries. In Hong Kong‚ cervical
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Wednesday 10th November Should 12 Year Old Girls Be Vaccinated Against HPV? since September 2008 there has been a national program to vaccinate girls ages 12- 13 against the human papilloma virus (HPV). As well as this in September 2008 there was also a ‘Catch Up Campaign’ that was started to offer the HPV vaccine‚ also known as the cervical cancer jab‚ to older girls aged 14-17.The programme is delivered largely through secondary schools and consists of three injections that should ideally be given over
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Brandi Norman Title: HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience on why all of them should get the HPV vaccine. Central Idea: That both genders should by well persuaded to get the vaccine knowing how common it is‚ how you get it‚ and how to prevent it. Introduction: I. Sex‚ everyone has it and everyone likes it. It can only stay this way unless everyone protects their self in advance as well as during. A. I’m sure most‚ if not everyone‚ in here has had sexual
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Vaccinations have become an important part of today’s society. They protect people from dangerous diseases and give people a sense of security. Vaccines came about many years ago; they have made their way into schools and have become requirements upon enrollment. Individual schools get to decide which and how many vaccines to require for their students. Recently‚ there has been a large increase in the number of people that opt out of receiving vaccinations. Schools need to create barriers to lower
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