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Modeling The Impact Of 13rs-Hb358: Hpv Vaccination For School Entry In A High-Prevalence State, Stacy Lee Ware
Modeling The Impact Of 13rs-Hb358: Hpv Vaccination For School Entry In A High-Prevalence State, Stacy Lee Ware
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Prophylactic cancer vaccination presents novel opportunities to improve the health and well-being of populations. Since the approval of a cervical cancer vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) in 2006, only three states have passed legislation adding it to their school-entry schedules of required vaccinations. Despite ample evidence of its safety and efficacy, the vaccine remains controversial, and national vaccination rates among both girls and boys remain low. Risk for HPV-related cancers varies by population, and Appalachian Kentucky has among the highest HPV-related morbidity and mortality in the nation. Annual attempts to pass HPV vaccine legislation in Kentucky have so far failed …