COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The battle against
mandatory HPV inoculation is reaching critical mass, according the American
Policy Roundtable. Late yesterday, the New York Times and Wall Street
Journal reported Merck and Co. has agreed to cease aggressive lobbying for
states to adopt a mandatory inoculation plan for all 11 and 12-year-old
school girls. Merck and Co. is the manufacturer of Gardasil, a vaccine that
prevents several forms of HPV, a sexually transmitted disease. Merck stands
to increase sales by billions from the mandatory inoculation plan.
"This is a major concession by Merck," stated David Zanotti, President
and CEO of the American Policy Roundtable. "Their agenda has been exposed,
and citizen resistance at the state level is rising in Texas, Ohio, Florida
and other states. Several members of Congress are also on top of this story
and moving to shut off federal funding for mandatory Gardasil
inoculations."
The Roundtable is urging citizens to stay vigilant at the state level.
"This statement by Merck is just that -- a statement," Zanotti added.
"There are still a handful of Merck allies in state legislatures across the
country that will keep pushing for the mandatory HPV inoculations,
regardless of the huge opposition by medical professionals, legal experts
and parents. It is imperative that citizens finish the task and send Merck
and their allies a very clear message: Good vaccines are appreciated, but
parents should have the final say on what is best for their children."
The Roundtable is airing a continuing series on the HPV Mandates on its
daily radio broadcast, The Public Square(R). The Roundtable online Special
Report, "Mandatory HPV Vaccinations -- Follow the Money Trail," is being
viewed by thousands of people daily at APRoundtable.org. The Roundtable is
a non-profit, independent education and research organization founded in
1980. For more information, visit APRoundtable.org. For interviews and
follow up, contact Mr. Rob Walgate, Vice-President of The American Policy
Roundtable at 1.800.522.VOTE.
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