UK decides against gardasil vaccine

I thought Scotland had already decided to use Gardasil? Or am I mistaken? We had a separate thread about that when it was announced.

This report seems to be another example of the recently-criticised BBC habit of reporting on England-only issues as if they affected the whole of the UK. The DoH only covers England, because health is devolved.

Rolfe.
 
You are correct, as usual.
I had forgotten the gardasil scotland stuff - but that was sooooo last year.
 
The Terrence Higgins Trust said it was disappointed at the "short-sightedness" of the decision, and accused the government of a false economy.

"It seems that the UK is fated to be not just the poor man of Europe but also the warty one."
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This quote just made my day.
 
Rolfe said:
I thought Scotland had already decided to use Gardasil? Or am I mistaken? We had a separate thread about that when it was announced.

This report seems to be another example of the recently-criticised BBC habit of reporting on England-only issues as if they affected the whole of the UK. The DoH only covers England, because health is devolved.

Rolfe.
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I believe the general rules are:

1) If a Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish person achieves something of merit, she is referred to as British.

1a) If a person with any family links whatsoever to the UK does something of merit, it is mentioned several times that her mother/father/great-uncle is/was British.

2) If a Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish person does something badly or terrible, she is referred to as Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish.

;)
 
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It's in keeping with past goverment policy on the issue.
 
TheDaver said:
Isn’t it still available only to girls/women in the U.S.?
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Cervarix isn't approved here yet at all. It's got some high-tech adjuvant the FDA doesn't know what to make of. They're working out how to approve it, though.
Gardasil is only approved for females, but I think guys can and do get it off label sometimes. Official approval for males should be happening within a year or two.
 
What's truly frightening is that there are organized efforts here in the US to block distribution of Gardasil (and to promote a scare campaign in the media) because "it would encourage girls to have sex" if they get it.
I'm not making this up, I swear.
Somehow these troglodytes believe that the only way to get HPV is to be promiscuous before marriage. The idea that a woman who is faithful and wed can get it from her husband never enters their tiny teeny brains...

I think it comes down to this: If my daughter developed cervical cancer and I hadn't gotten her vaccinated against it, I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life.
 
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