Tuesday, September 23, 2008

HPV Required for Immigrant Women


The debate over mandatory vaccination for the controversial HPV vaccine has taken an interesting twist. As it turns out, the US Department of Homeland Security is requiring girls and young women who immigrate to the US to get the Gardasil jab, TheStreet.com reports.

Read the whole article here. This is clearly a problem. Aside from the alleged health risk associated with the vaccine (and the gold coating the insides of Merck's pockets), this clearly stands as yet another concerning barrier to immigration.

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