new book on HPV vaccine in historical context

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reader diary by hmprescott, Central Connecticut State University

September 16, 2010 - 11:09am (Print)

I just received my contributor's copy of Three Shots of Prevention: The HPV Vaccine and the Politics of Medicine's Simple Solutions edited by Keith Wailoo, Julie Livingston, Steven Epstein, and Robert Aronowitz (Johns Hopkins, 2010).

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Why Aren't More Girls Getting the HPV Vaccine?

by Amanda Marcotte
May 9, 5:00am
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Even though the HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer, only 20% of girls are getting all three shots. Maybe it's time to highlight how it not only prevents cancer, but also that it prevents other medical complications.

Sexual Health Round Up: Girls Not Getting all Three HPV Shots, Six-Year Old Suspended for "Sexual Harassment"

by Martha Kempner
May 8, 3:33am
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In this week's sexual health round up: new research finds that only 38 percent of girls who start the HPV vaccine get all three shots; a new study finds that while the specific gene therapy tried did not impact HIV, the concept still shows promise; and a six-year-old is suspended from a Colorado elementary school for sexual harassment. 

 

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