Texans Weigh In On Mandatory HPV Vaccinations Debate
Tomorrow the Public Health Committee of the Texas House of Representatives will listen to testimony on HB 1098 filed by Rep. Dennis Bonnen and a host of others. The bill comes as a response and rebuke of Governor Perry’s recent executive order requiring young women to receive the $360 dollar vaccination before entering the sixth grade. Obviously, the prevention of a cancer causing virus is a benefit to young women from all communities and can save many lives. Where does our community stand on this issue? Who will pay for these vaccinations? What type of effect will such a law have on communities of color? Tomorrow is an oppurtunity to have your voice be heard however if you can’t make it to Austin feel free to sound off here.