Bills working their way through the Connecticut and New York state legislatures would mandate that children entering 9th grade and 7th grade, respectively, get an HPV vaccination. We’ll discuss why some parents and school districts object, with guests:
- Jana Shaw, M.D., chair of public education, New York State HPV Coalition; associate professor of pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University
- John Gilmore, board of directors, New York Alliance for Vaccine Rights
- Milynn Augulis, president, Board of Education, Connetquot Central School District
- Fred Thiele, New York State assemblyman, I-Sag Harbor
- Josh Elliott, Connecticut state representative, D-Hamden
- Linda Niccolai, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and co-director, Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, Yale School of Public Health
- Maitreyee Shah, health systems manager, American Cancer Society