Researcher finds public support for HPV vaccine wanes when linked to controversy
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
The vaccine that protects against the potentially cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) enjoys wide support in the medical and public health communities. Yet state laws to require young girls to be vaccinated as a requirement for middle school attendance have aroused controversy with parents, politicians, and even medical and public health experts disagreeing about whether such laws are appropriate...