I hope this link to the NY Times works. It shows the progress of the distribution of Gardasil in some states.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/12/h...dxnnlx=1178968432-7DzuNd3/8LCvb5yCS/F6jg

If this doesn't work, I'm sure someone will get it here.

Jerry

Thanks, Jerry - Great story! I am so proud of my home state! Links in the article are really good, too and very informative.

This is a good start, and it is happening all over. At the bottom left of the article there is a related searches area. One is Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). I clicked that and there is a numbered list. I clicked #9 which was "A Vaccine to Save Womans Lives". Below is the beginning of the article.

DID TEXAS NOT VOTE THIS DOWN? I"M CONFUSED HERE? IS THIS A SPOOF?


A Vaccine to Save Women's Lives

*Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. More information. February 6, 2007, Tuesday
(NYT); Editorial Desk
Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 20, Column 1, 378 words
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Editorial congratulates Texas for becoming first state to require vaccinating young schoolgirls against sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, and says other states should follow same path; says objections some people have to making shots mandatory do not seem strong enough to forgo protection against this devastating disease

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That editorial is dated Feb. 6, four days after Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed an executive order requiring the vaccine for all girls entering middle school.

A huge protest resulted in the legislature subsequently passing a bill that stopped Perry's order from being implemented.

Thank You Leslie. I quess government can move at Godspeed if you upset the people controlling a good majority of the votes....