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[TX Gov.] Perry orders anti-cancer vaccine for schoolgirls
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Contributor | DFWDem |
Last Edited | DFWDem Feb 02, 2007 06:02pm |
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Media | Newspaper - Dallas Morning News |
News Date | Saturday, February 3, 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry ordered Friday that schoolgirls in Texas must be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, making Texas the first state to require the shots.
The girls will have to get Merck & Co.'s new vaccine against strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, that are responsible for most cases of cervical cancer.
Merck is bankrolling efforts to pass laws in state legislatures across the country mandating it Gardasil vaccine for girls as young as 11 or 12. It doubled its lobbying budget in Texas and has funneled money through Women in Government, an advocacy group made up of female state legislators around the country.
Details of the order were not immediately available, but the governor's office confirmed to The Associated Press that he was signing the order and he would comment Friday afternoon. |
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