Comments on: On the HPV vaccination http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44544 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:15:37 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44544 But no one is mandating HPV vaccine for men.

]]> By: Michael Oliver http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44533 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:22:07 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44533 HPV also has health consequences for males who carrier it, including cancer of the penis. Just in case anyone was afraid men were indifferent, this fact should solve it.

]]> By: Chris Saxman http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44154 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:53:19 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44154 There really was not a whole lot of discussion on the bill before it go to the floor. The floor debate was quite passionate with many personal stories about cancer and delegate’s children and the need to protect women from cancer.

I am still amazed that there is a cancer vaccine!

Anyway, the consensus was that the bill was not ready to pass unless there was some parental control over the decision to mandate a vaccine of which we really had littleinformation. So we adopted the amendment for an opt out.

If the legislation is signed, which Kaine says he will do, and we need to change it next year then we will do so.

Whether the amendment is too strong or too weak will be up to the people to decide and then the legislature will react accordingly.

Thanks for posting on this!

Great blog!

]]> By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44117 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:07:47 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44117 Dave – I didn’t see the VP editorial ;)

]]> By: Jae http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44111 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:36:48 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44111 I think they should definately wait a few years before mandating this vaccine if they are to do it at all. It just came out so it is too early to actually be able to see its effectiveness.

Besides, after some time calling it an HPV vaccine can be misleading. There are a lot of different strands of the virus and the vaccine only gets a few. So someone who gets the vaccine can still come down with “Genital worts”, the other side effect of select strands of HPV.

So I agree with you. Very informative post.

- Jae, a manassas conservative

]]> By: Brian Ledbetter http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44110 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:36:00 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44110 Vivian,

You have put this to words in ways far beyond my abilities. Thank you so much!

Delegate Saxman,

With all due respect. the wording in the House\’s opt-out provision seems somewhat excessive to me. It appears that the House is suggesting that parents should only review \”materials … approved for such use by the Board,\” which seems to me as if the Commonwealth will be dictating which materials are \”acceptable\” for use in justifying an exemption from the vaccine, and denying the exemption otherwise.

Is that the intent of that Amendment? Or am I reading too much into it?

Most Respectfully,
Brian L.
Snapped Shot

]]> By: Brian Kirwin http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44103 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:04:49 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44103 And what Virginia Beach Delegate voted against this in committee using the same reasoning?

hint…it was the same delegate who was talking about gas taxes for roads before anyone else was.

]]> By: Dave Mastio http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44096 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:01:21 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44096 You forgot to mention the very persuasive editorial in the Pilot.

]]> By: vjp http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44078 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:13:18 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44078 Del. Saxman – I’m aware of the parental opt-out, but I’m no longer convinced at this point that this bill is necessary.

]]> By: Chris Saxman http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/comment-page-1/#comment-44077 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:48:03 +0000 http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2007/02/28/on-the-hpv-vaccination/#comment-44077 vivian,
the house amended the bill to provide a parental opt-out provision otherwise it would have died on the floor.

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