HPV and issues surrounding the Gardasil vaccine and mandatory vaccination have been front and center issues here in geishaland; here, here, here, and here. I have friends both online and off who are fighting cervical cancer, and I feel compelled to share as much information as possible on this subject because I don’t want any [...]

Pharmaceutical giant Merck announced today that it will stop lobbying state legislatures to make the HPV vaccine Gardasil mandatory for all girls entering middle school.
It would be unfortunate if this were seen as a victory for the religious right which contended that such mandatory vaccinations would encourage promiscuity in young girls. So far only Texas [...]