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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/27/2007 10:40:17 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Indiana: Bill Requires New Immunization Reporting For Pre-Teen Girls |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 27, 2007 Indiana: Bill Requires New Immunization Reporting For Pre-Teen Girls Dear HSLDA members and friends, The Indiana Legislature is working to push through a bill that would require all private schools to report whether girls between the ages of 11 to 12 have been immunized against four types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that are mainly transmitted by sexual contact. While under the current language of the bill parents can decide not to have their girls receive this new vaccine, each school would have to report to the Department of Health the number of girls that have or have not received the vaccine. Senate Bill 327 has been sent to the House and could be voted on in the next few weeks. Private schools in Indiana should not be required to report on the immunization status of those who are opposed to this new, controversial vaccine. REQUESTED ACTION: 1) Please contact your state representative and give him or her this message in your own words: "Please oppose Senate Bill 327 as it forces private schools to report on those who might be opposed to this new vaccine. The decision of whether parents should have their child immunized against HPV should be between the family and their doctor. Please work to remove the reporting requirements of Senate Bill 327." Please do not identify yourself as a homeschoolers, but instead call as a concerned parent and constituent. You can use HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox to find the name and contact information for your state representative. You can also contact the Indiana Legislature at (317) 232-9600 or 1 (800) 382-9842. BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a group of viruses that have about 100 different strains or types. Over 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted. While most HPV infections are dealt with by the body's immune system and no symptoms occur, there are several types that can cause cancer or genital warts. For more information about HPV see the Center for Disease Control and Prevention information at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3788 . Those who are most likely to get HPV are those who have sex at an early age, have many sex partners, or have a sex partner who has had many partners. However, the only FDA approved HPV vaccine, Gardasil, (http://www.gardasil.com/ )is not a cure for HPV or cervical cancer. Instead the vaccine seeks to prevent an individual from contracting the four specific types of HPV (6, 11, 16, and 18) which are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts. There is currently no cure for these sexually transmitted viruses. Even the FDA and the CDE admit the only "cure" is abstinence before marriage and a monogamous relationship during marriage. There have been no long-term studies of the HPV vaccine. Children in the 9-year-old age group have been monitored for only 18 months and there have been no studies on the carcinogenic risk or the general toxicity of the vaccine itself. From July 2006 to the end of 2006, there were 385 unique reports of adverse events filed with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) following the receipt of the vaccine. For a full review of these reports please see http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3789 . Additionally, there is some concern that rushing to mandate the HPV vaccine for pre-teen girls will not have the intended affect of preventing cervical cancer. Early immunization may not be effective because the vaccine could wear off before the person is most susceptible. Gardasil has only been proven to have five years of effectiveness. While there appears to be a 10-to-15-year incubation period for certain HPV types potentially becoming cervical cancer, the average age a woman contracts cervical cancer is in her mid 40s. For more information see http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3790 . Over the past few months, Merck, the pharmaceutical manufacturer of Gardasil, has lobbied vigorously to mandate the HPV vaccine for middle school age girls. At present there are over 34 states where HPV bills have been introduced. A few state legislatures have already defeated HPV bills this year. Due to all of the concerns raised about mandating the Gardasil vaccine to middle school age girls, Merck has abandoned its efforts to lobby state legislatures to require the vaccine. Thank you for your time to make the call on behalf of freedom of private schools in Indiana. Sincerely, Thomas J. 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