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Seton Hall Law Seton Hall Law eR epository Student Scholarship 5-1-2013 A R ecommendation Report on CDC Immunization Guidelines to Determine Immigrant Vaccination Requirements for Women, With the Use of Mandated HPV Vaccine as a Case Study Regina Veronica Ram Follow this and additional works at : /student_scholarship Recommended Citation Ram, Regina Veronica, A R ecommendation Report on CDC Immunization Guidelines to Determine Immigrant Vaccination Requirements for Women, With the Use of Mandated HPV Vaccine as a Case Study (2013). Student Scholarship. Paper 292. /student_scholarship/292 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Seton Hall Law eR epository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Seton Hall Law eR epository. For more information, please contact lawlibdigital@. A RECOMMENDATION REPORT ON CDC IMMUNIZATION GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE IMMIGRANT VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN, WITH THE USE OF MANDATED HPV VACCINE AS A CASE STUDY Regina Ram, MPH INTRODUCTION 1 I. LEGAL PRECEDENTS FOR VACCINATION 3 II. HPV VACCINE CASE STUDY 5 A. Overview 6 B. Human papillomavirus (HPV) 8 C. Gardasil Vaccine 9 1. State Response 9 2. Controversy and Concern Over Mandating Gardasil 10 3. Alternative State Responses 13 4. Mandate for Female Immigrants 14 5. CDC Response and Current Guidelines 16 III. CRITIQUE AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17 A. Effect of Gender on Vaccine Immunization 17 B. Further Critique 20 C. Recommendations 20 D. Alternative Recommendations 23 IV. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RELEVANCE 26 INTRODUCTION The intersection of health and gender in the context of vaccine requirements for immigrants is complex. Vaccinations that are simply recommended for t