Oklahoma Shelves Plans for HPV Vaccine Mandate

Oklahoma is another in a long list of states that has considered mandating the HPV vaccination for young girls - but has shelved those plans due to the reaction of voters. Read the article here.

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A Texas governor has ordered it, and an Oklahoma senator wants it to become part of public policy.

However, the idea of mandating girls 11 or 12 years old receive a new vaccine to prevent HPV, the human papilloma virus, is getting lukewarm reception in Enid — at least for the time being.

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State Rep. Mike Jackson, R-Enid, said one of the major debates in the House over mandating the vaccine is whether it takes away the choice of the parent.

“For the most part, it takes away the decision from the parent,” Jackson said. “At this point, to structure public policy to adhere to what is brand new without a lot of research is probably too quick of a step.”