“They had to insist on the shots, it’s the illegals whom are the carriers. They certainly aren’t going to turn them away at the boarders...to many votes don’t you know.”
That’s also why Texas has a very unique problem with HPV.
Not true. This is not limited to being a Texas or border state problem.
Approximately 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. Another 6 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that at least 50% of sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm
Most people naturally fight off the infection without significant problems. But enough do not that 12,000 per year are diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. This is not a Texas only problem.
Other cancers that can be caused by HPV are less common than cervical cancer. Each year in the U.S., there are about:
•1,500 women who get HPV-associated vulvar cancer
•500 women who get HPV-associated vaginal cancer
•400 men who get HPV-associated penile cancer
•2,700 women and 1,500 men who get HPV-associated anal cancer
•1,500 women and 5,600 men who get HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers (cancers of the back of throat including base of tongue and tonsils) [Note: Many of these cancers may also be related to tobacco and alcohol use.]
Most states have considered HPV legislation in the past few years. So far only Viriginia and Washington D.C. have required the vaccination but other non-madating legislation has passed a few states.