again, that is only a problem if the issue with Gardisil is that taxpayers were helping to protect girls from STDs. If you think girls deserve STDs for having sex, then you’d be upset with Alaska for providing free and reduced-price vaccines.
So yes, those who are attacking Perry simply because the vaccine was Gardisil, and it’s an STD vaccine, should attack Palin because her state also gave an STD vaccine to girls using taxpayer dollars. Heck, you could throw in a “took money from the feds with strings attached”.
But if the issue is simply that he shouldn’t have put it on the required school vaccines, then the Alaska thing isn’t an issue. Of course, if the only issue is that it didn’t belong on the school vaccine list, that’s such a minor issue it doesn’t matter.
And if you think the issue is that Perry got $5000 from Merck, then the Alaska thing doesn’t matter.
But the Alaska thing should put down those who are attacking Perry and people here for “encouraging young girls to have sex” because we aren’t opposed to an STD vaccine.
Fortunately, while Bachmann made a big deal out of “innocent girls”, Palin didn’t. She went after the “mandatory vaccine” aspect, and Perry’s ex Chief-of-Staff getting a job with Merck.
Some of that money came from the feds.
Federal funding to boost Alaska's vaccine program - June 4, 2007
Earlier this spring, the [Alaska Department of Health and Social Services] had said it could provide free Gardasil only to Alaska girls who met certain eligibility requirements. Since then, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided additional funds for Alaska to obtain more vaccine. This boost in federal aid will enable more Alaska girls to receive Gardasil.