Comments on: Rejecting the Vaccine Gifthorse http://healthblog.ncpa.org/rejecting-the-vaccine-gifthorse/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/rejecting-the-vaccine-gifthorse/comment-page-1/#comment-39139 Devon Herrick Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:24 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=398#comment-39139 The New York Times also ran an article “A Lifesaving Tool Against Cervical Cancer Remains Underused,” which lamented that only about one-in-four eligible girls were receiving this vaccine. http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-cervicalcancer-ess.html Writing for Slate.com, Sydney Spiesel explains that many mothers who don’t have their daughters vaccinated believe the kids don’t need the vaccine because they are years away from sexual activity. Ms. Spiesel explains that is precisely the point, the vaccine builds up stronger immunity if given to a young girl rather than young woman in her teens. http://www.slate.com/id/2198325/ The New York Times also ran an article “A Lifesaving Tool Against Cervical Cancer Remains Underused,” which lamented that only about one-in-four eligible girls were receiving this vaccine. http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-cervicalcancer-ess.html

Writing for Slate.com, Sydney Spiesel explains that many mothers who don’t have their daughters vaccinated believe the kids don’t need the vaccine because they are years away from sexual activity. Ms. Spiesel explains that is precisely the point, the vaccine builds up stronger immunity if given to a young girl rather than young woman in her teens. http://www.slate.com/id/2198325/

]]> By: Jess http://healthblog.ncpa.org/rejecting-the-vaccine-gifthorse/comment-page-1/#comment-39138 Jess Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:29:24 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=398#comment-39138 Thanks for posting this. Thanks for posting this.

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