Today, Texas becomes the first state to require the newly available cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, for school girls.
Details are not available yet, but Governor Perry is expected to make a statement this afternoon about the new legislation and when it will take effect.
The deal supposedly came about thanks to the Governor's relationship with a Merck (Gardasil's maker) lobbyist who is his former chief-of-staff.
This legislation will affect so many girls, and it's heartening to see Texas leading the way.
Just keeping you posted...have a great weekend.
-liz
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