Blisstree » immunnize school age girls http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 New Zealanders Avoid Gardasil http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-zealanders-avoid-gardasil/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/new-zealanders-avoid-gardasil/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:13:55 +0000 Cherie Burbach http://www.blisstree.com/?p=97364 Post from: Blisstree

New Zealanders Avoid Gardasil

]]> Gardasil, the vaccine for cervical cancer, is not very popular in New Zealand. Target age for the vaccine is under 12, as it works best when given before sexual activity starts. Even so, less than a third of their schoolgirls have received the Gardasil vaccine thus far.

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Some people believe that by giving the vaccine to young girls, it promotes promiscuity. Other question the effectiveness of the drug. Despite controversy and religious beliefs, the New Zealand government aims to immunize 300,000 schoolgirls over the next two years.

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