Besides the unexpected public outcry, there may have been another reason why Merck curtailed its lobbying efforts to make Gardasil mandatory for teens.
The stuff may not even work very well.
From GoozNews:
The Wall Street Journal ran a front-page story today questioning the efficacy of Merck’s new cervical cancer vaccine. The story covers all the key [...]

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From The Washington Post:
Texas lawmakers are fighting to block the governor’s order requiring that sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, with the House giving key approval to a bill to make the shots strictly voluntary.
Gov. Rick Perry’s executive order has inflamed conservatives who say it contradicts Texas’ abstinence-only sexual [...]

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Bloomberg reported last week that Merck & Co. will stop lobbying state officials to require girls receive the Gardasil vaccine:
Merck made the decision after groups including the American Academy of Pediatrics said there wasn’t enough state funding to pay for the $360 vaccine or public acceptance … Texas this month became the first state, [...]

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Although some states are making the HPV vaccination Gardasil mandatory for young girls, those who seek the vaccine in states where it is not provided by the government may have a difficult time finding it at all.
According to howstuffworks, the medical reinbursement system currently in use is failing. Normally doctors purchase a vaccine themselves, then [...]

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I refuse to look a young woman in the eye who suffers from this form of cancer and tell her that we could have stopped it but we didn’t. Others may focus on the cause of this cancer. I stay focused on the cure.
These are the words of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, defending his executive [...]

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