They want to put college students’ lives at risk to protect them from a disease that is easily avoided. If this bill is passed, college students under 26 would be forced to receive this shot in this state. Download Interview Transcript  Download my FREE Podcast  Video Link
STORY AT-A-GLANCE If passed, California bill AB 659 would require public college students under 26 to receive the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in order to attend college.
The bill originally proposed mandating the shot for middle schoolers, as a requirement to enter eighth grade—this was amended to a requirement for schools to notify parents that their children “are expected” to get the HPV vaccine before entering eighth grade.
Most people who are sexually active contract HPV during their lifetime—in more than 90 percent of cases, the HPV infection resolves on its own within two years.
As of March 31 there were more than 73,302 adverse reactions from HPV vaccines listed in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), including 623 related deaths, 7,400 hospitalizations, and 3,530 disabling conditions. Due to the low VAERS reporting rates, this may represent only 1 percent of the cases.
In most cases, only long-term, untreated HPV infections will trigger cervical cancer, and these are typically easily caught and treated with regular Pap smears. A proposed California bill, AB 659, would require public college students under 26 to receive the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in order to attend college.1 The bill originally proposed mandating the shot for middle schoolers, as a requirement to enter eighth grade….