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Canada B.C. health minister George Abbott announced Monday (May 5) that girls entering Grades 6 and 9 will be offered the controversial vaccine Gardasil. The vaccine prevents infection of HPV types 16 and 18, which cause about 70 percent of cervical cancer cases. Similar programs are already underway in several other provinces, including Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.
Many American moms are apparently ignoring Merck & Co's. aggressive efforts to convince them that their young daughters must be given the Gardasil human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. A new study has found that only half of American mothers intend to have their teenaged daughters vaccinated against HPV if the girls are under the age of 13, despite government guidelines that suggest the opposite.
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In terms of cervical cancer, it has been shown that early sexual activities is linked to the later development of the cancer. I think schools, not just in BC but in other provinces and states, should make a more proactive approach in teaching young girls the dangers of having sexual activities too early.
Also a side note: it's interesting how the age of consent is 16 in Canada, and yet they are proposing to have girls vaccinated at 13...