New School Vaccinations Required
The Senate Public Health Committee has approved SB 10, sponsored by Senator Halvorsen, to require that female students entering the sixth grade show evidence of having received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. This bill will bring forth the controversy already raging in several stages about the responsibility of government to legislate health issues that may infringe on parental rights and responsibilities. New regulations would go into effect in 2001 if approved and change required school physical examinations from fifth grade to 6th grade.
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