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Immunization
Findings from State University of New York provide new insights into immunization
April 29th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Compulsory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of young girls has been proposed as a public health intervention to reduce the threat of the disease. Such a program would entail a symbiotic relationship between scientific interests in reducing mortality and morbidity and philosophical interests in promoting morality." "This proposal raises the issue of whether government should use its police powers to restrict liberty and parental autonomy for the purpose of preventing harm to young people. I reviewed the scientific literature that questions the value of a HPV vaccination," wrote J.E. Balog and colleagues, State...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-04-29)
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