Comments on: An uphill fight for Gardasil? Unlikely. http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html Life on the pharm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:43:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: wutzdamatter http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-97444 wutzdamatter Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:59:35 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-97444 Just want to comment that Gardasil is not be "100% effective". Abstinence is. Condoms are. How many strains of HPV are there? Gardasil covers 4. If it is being marketed as a "prevent-all" and is allowed a mandatory status, it is sending a very wrong signal to the youngsters. Safe sex is ALWAYS the better option. Just want to comment that Gardasil is not be "100% effective". Abstinence is. Condoms are. How many strains of HPV are there? Gardasil covers 4. If it is being marketed as a "prevent-all" and is allowed a mandatory status, it is sending a very wrong signal to the youngsters. Safe sex is ALWAYS the better option.

]]> By: Should the HPV vaccine be mandatory? :: OnThePharm http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-162 Should the HPV vaccine be mandatory? :: OnThePharm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:38:22 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-162 [...] I’ve covered the approval of Merck’s HPV vaccine extensively in the last month or so. It’s great news for women everywhere, both here in the United States, and especially in the third world. The question now is “should it be mandatory?” Of course ACIP recommended the vaccine, as I predicted they would, so it’s certainly something to consider. [...] [...] I've covered the approval of Merck's HPV vaccine extensively in the last month or so. It's great news for women everywhere, both here in the United States, and especially in the third world. The question now is "should it be mandatory?" Of course ACIP recommended the vaccine, as I predicted they would, so it's certainly something to consider. [...]

]]> By: ACIP recommends Gardasil :: OnThePharm http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-85 ACIP recommends Gardasil :: OnThePharm Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:38:49 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-85 [...] Anyway, looks like I was right about Gardasil not having an uphill fight: A government advisory committee is recommending that all 11- and 12-year-old girls get a new vaccine to prevent the sexually transmitted virus that leads to most cases of cervical cancer. Moreover, the vaccine will get federal funding under the Vaccines for Children program. [...] [...] Anyway, looks like I was right about Gardasil not having an uphill fight: A government advisory committee is recommending that all 11- and 12-year-old girls get a new vaccine to prevent the sexually transmitted virus that leads to most cases of cervical cancer. Moreover, the vaccine will get federal funding under the Vaccines for Children program. [...]

]]> By: RJS http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-72 RJS Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:58:18 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-72 There are vaccines that haven't been endorsed by ACIP -- for instance vaccines for diseases you'd only find in 3rd world countries -- but I don't think there have been any that haven't been endorsed for political reasons. There are vaccines that haven't been endorsed by ACIP — for instance vaccines for diseases you'd only find in 3rd world countries — but I don't think there have been any that haven't been endorsed for political reasons.

]]> By: DrFaulken http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-71 DrFaulken Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:34:15 +0000 http://onthepharm.net/2006/06/acip-gardasil-approval.html#comment-71 I agree -- how could they not endorse a vaccine to anything? That's borderline criminal to me. HPV infection is widespread, and such a vaccine has both a positive health and social benefit. It makes me a bit upset to hear that there is any opposition at all to combating HPV since it's seen as an STD. The public health benefits to this vaccine include reducing cancer, reducing/eliminating wart treatment costs (and pain, ouch liquid nitrogen), and the social issues in dealing with an infection. I wonder how much of an impact this will have on dermatologist practices -- although those fellows do have plenty of other services to render. Anyway, my question for you is: I never considered that there would be any opposition to vaccines, no matter what the disease. But now I'm curious -- are there any other vaccines that have been shot down over the years? I agree — how could they not endorse a vaccine to anything? That's borderline criminal to me. HPV infection is widespread, and such a vaccine has both a positive health and social benefit. It makes me a bit upset to hear that there is any opposition at all to combating HPV since it's seen as an STD.

The public health benefits to this vaccine include reducing cancer, reducing/eliminating wart treatment costs (and pain, ouch liquid nitrogen), and the social issues in dealing with an infection. I wonder how much of an impact this will have on dermatologist practices — although those fellows do have plenty of other services to render.

Anyway, my question for you is: I never considered that there would be any opposition to vaccines, no matter what the disease. But now I'm curious — are there any other vaccines that have been shot down over the years?

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