Rhode Island mandates HPV (GARDASIL) VACCINE FOR SEVENTH (7TH) GRADE

NO GARDASIL, NO SCHOOL (EXCEPTION: RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS STILL IN TACT)

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Starting this fall, seventh-graders in all public and private schools will be required to get a vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus linked to various genital cancers, especially cervical cancer in women. Students who fail to get the vaccine for HPV — or the human papillomavirus — will be precluded from attending school unless their parents seek an exemption for medical or religious reasons.

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