Texas Gov. Perry Says Merck Campaign Contribution Had No Effect On Decision To Mandate HPV Vaccine

... Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Thursday said that contributions made by a Merck political action committee to his campaign had no influence on his decision to issue an executive order requiring that all girls entering the sixth grade receive a human papillomavirus vaccine, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (Stinebaker/Austin Peterson, International Herald Tribune, 2/22). [click link for full article] ...