The Promise of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Does Not Confer Immunity Against Ethical Reflection
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Oncologist
- Vol. 11 (4) , 393-396
- https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.11-4-393
Abstract
The recent announcement of an experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) has raised great hopes and expectations. Promising trial results, however, should not obscure ethical issues related to a vaccine's ultimate dissemination. Although lay media might view an HPV vaccine as a panacea, a more complicated ethical reality exists, touching upon public knowledge, health care disparities, and parental consent for childhood vaccination.Keywords
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