Sep 14, 2011 ... "The American Academy of Pediatrics would like to correct false statements made  in the Republican presidential campaign that HPV vaccine is dangerous and can  cause mental retardation," the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a  statement released Tuesday afternoon. "There is absolutely no ...
Sep 13, 2011 ... One of his former top aides had gone on to become a lobbyist for vaccine-maker  Merck & Co. and pushed the governor for an executive order. Social  conservatives argue that the vaccine, which protects against a sexually- transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer, encourages promiscuity.  Perry's ...
The development of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine provides an  opportunity to prevent the majority of HPV infections that cause genital warts and  cervical ... Attempts to publicize the vaccine's safety have been undermined by  recent erroneous claims linking the vaccine to mental retardation by political  figure ...
Sep 15, 2011 ... Physicians are bracing for more parents to refuse the HPV vaccine, which  protects against the most common cause of cervical cancer, for their daughters.  They say the ... of many vaccines. Bachmann's suggestion that the HPV vaccine  may be linked with “mental retardation” only feeds into those fears.
Sep 13, 2011 ... She accused Perry of acting under the influence of campaign donations from  HPV vaccine manufacturer, Merck, which stood to gain millions from ... for  Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which were published in the Journal of  the American Medical Association (JAMA), mental retardation is not a ...
Says the vaccine to prevent HPV can cause mental retardation.