Gardasil Debate

Gardasil use in boys debated among parents already uneasy over vaccines.
The Chicago Tribune (5/7, Black) reports that, "for parents already uneasy about vaccinating their children, the news that the maker of Gardasil recently began promoting its HPV shots to boys as young as nine is prompting yet another round of internal debate." Last year, the CDC "granted Merck permission to promote the vaccine for males as young as nine, but stopped short of recommending it as part of a boy's routine immunization." Physicians "who have begun recommending the vaccine for both sexes expect questions from parents, given the controversy it initially generated when introduced."