Supporting Rick Perry s Decision For Mandate The Hpv Vaccine

Supporting Rick Perry’s Decision to Mandate the HPV Vaccine A child with smallpox suffers from painful blisters that cover his body. A person with tetanus endures involuntary body spasms that threaten to break bones. A woman with HPV clinches her eyes shut as she receives chemotherapy to treat the cancer that was caused by the virus. If you could prevent these scenarios from happening, would you? Governor Rick Perry sought to do just that, when he made Texas the first state to mandate that young girls receive the Gardasil vaccine, the leading vaccine that prevents against certain strains of HPV. Governor Perry’s new mandate will protect people from a painful, and sometimes fatal, disease. While the decision has gone under fire from people†¦show more content†¦However, Jenner’s invention became a common practice only a few years after he released it to the public, and according to The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia, â€Å"By 1890 smallpox had virtually been eradicated from Britain.† (â€Å"Jenner, Edward (174 9-1823)†) From the information about the first vaccination, we can see that vaccinations have been proven to eliminate deadly diseases, whether they receive opposition or not. Without immunizations, we would be overcome with diseases, such as smallpox, polio, and measles. Unfortunately, there is not a vaccination to protect against every type of cancer. However, the Gardasil vaccine guards against certain strands of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancers in women. When caught early, the Human papillomavirus is treatable, but after the virus has developed into cancer, there is no cure. Therefore, the person affected begins a painful, uncertain journey to try to save her life. The Encyclopedia of Women’s Health states, â€Å"Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may be the most common viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) in this country. As many as 30 million Americans are infected with HPV, and each year, an additional 1 million people become infected.† (â€Å"Human Papillomavirus†). When this many people are affected by a disease that can become cancer, it would be doltish not to use available resources to prevent it. â€Å"Nationally and internationally, the HPV vaccine will significantly