TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing mandatory HPV vaccination
T2 - Who should call the shots?
AU - Javitt, Gail
AU - Berkowitz, Deena
AU - Gostin, Lawrence O.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - In 2007, many legislatures considered, and two enacted, bills mandating HPV vaccination for young girls as a condition of school attendance. Such mandates raise signifcant legal, ethical, and social concerns. This paper argues that mandating HPV vaccination for minor females is premature since long-term safety and efectiveness of the vaccine has not been established, HPV does not pose imminent and signifcant risk of harm to others, a sex specifc mandate raises constitutional concerns, and a mandate will burden fnancially existing government health programs and private physicians. Absent careful consideration and public conversation, HPV mandates may undermine coverage rates for other vaccines.
AB - In 2007, many legislatures considered, and two enacted, bills mandating HPV vaccination for young girls as a condition of school attendance. Such mandates raise signifcant legal, ethical, and social concerns. This paper argues that mandating HPV vaccination for minor females is premature since long-term safety and efectiveness of the vaccine has not been established, HPV does not pose imminent and signifcant risk of harm to others, a sex specifc mandate raises constitutional concerns, and a mandate will burden fnancially existing government health programs and private physicians. Absent careful consideration and public conversation, HPV mandates may undermine coverage rates for other vaccines.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00282.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00282.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18547207
AN - SCOPUS:44949117734
SN - 1073-1105
VL - 36
SP - 384
EP - 395
JO - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
JF - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
IS - 2
ER -