Welcome to America, Guinea Pigs!
“Welcome to the USA. You will be required to pass the citizenship test and put $162 x 3 in Merck’s pocket to get you accustomed to our traditions. That Bill of Rights thing is more of a general guideline than an absolute, you’ll figure it out.”
A single dose of Gardasil costs $162, and a complete vaccination requires three doses.
HPV Vaccine Required of Immigrants, but not Citizens
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — In order to become a permanent, legal resident of the U.S., immigrants now must receive a vaccine that is not required of U.S. citizens.
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine — known as Gardasil — is one of five the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently added to the required list. The vaccine works to prevent cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide.
Ginky-Lee Torres, an immigration lawyer, questions the government’s decision to impose requirements on immigrants that go above and beyond those on citizens.
“If the government is trying to take care of everyone, they should be doing it also with the citizens,” she said. “However, they don’t have the power to impose on you as a citizen what vaccination you have.”
Immigrans must also get vaccines that protect against meningitis and chicken pox, which are highly contagious. HPV is not.
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HPV can also lead to some skin scarring.
my sister got HPV last month and it was hard to treat and also the medications are expensive~`*