TX gov seeks to require HPV vaccines

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I discussed this with some of my co-workers and was really surprised at their attitude, which was against mandatory innoculation. I pointed out there has been and continues to be mandatory innoculation of several diseases; e.g. polio; and the current requirement for school age children to be innoculated against measles, mumps, etc.

"But that's different" they said, "those diseases are contagious."

(raised eyebrows). But HPV is contagious.

"Yeah, but only through sex."

Well, I said, if there was a vaccine against HIV, would you be in favor of mandatory innoculation? "Well, but you can get HIV if you use needles."

I pretty much gave up at that point.