James Colgrove, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: 2U Conference Room, Room 2019, Claire Fagin Hall
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
The licensure of a vaccine against human papillomavirus in June of 2006 set off a flurry of legislative activity as states around the country took steps to maximize the benefits of the product among their populations. One of the most controversial policy questions has been whether states should make the vaccine mandatory for girls entering middle school. This presentation will situate the deliberations about HPV vaccine mandates within the context of two centuries of legally enforced vaccination. James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health
Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.