Calgary bishop’s HPV vaccine ban putting thousands of girls at risk: MDs
Staring down the edict of a Calgary bishop who says the HPV vaccine contributes to promiscuity, a newly formed advocacy group is pushing Roman Catholic schools to allow students to be immunized against the sexually transmitted virus.
Calgary is the only major city in Canada with a publicly funded school board that withholds the vaccine on religious grounds, the group says.
Happens everywhere- cannot just blame the Taliban
