Table 4.
Qualitative Analysis: Advocacy and Government Representatives Cited for Position on HPV Vaccine Mandate
| Newspaper | Sources: Advocacy Groups | Position on Vaccine Mandate (number of mentions if >1) |
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| The Washington Post |
Parents and Citizens Committee to Stop Medial Experimentation in D.C. |
Against | |
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| Parents United for D.C. Public Schools | Against | ||
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| National Vaccine Information Center | Against (2) | ||
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| Child Health Advocacy Institution at Children’s Hospital |
Against | ||
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| Focus on the Family | Against | ||
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| The Balm In Gilead Inc. | For (2) | ||
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| Maryland State Medical Society | For | ||
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| Women In Government | Funded by Merck (2) | ||
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| Maryland State Teachers Association | No Stance | ||
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| The Houston Chronicle |
Texas Eagle Forum | Against | |
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| Public Citizen | Against | ||
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| Texas Physician Resource Council | Against | ||
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| Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education | Against | ||
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| Texas Medical Association | Against | ||
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| Women in Government | Funded by Merck | ||
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| The Virginian Pilot |
National Vaccine Information Center | Against | |
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| Family Foundation | No stance | ||
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| Sources: State Government Representatives | |||
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| The Washington Post |
D.C. Council Member | Against | 3 |
| For | 7 | ||
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| VA Governor | For | 1 | |
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| MD Senate Delegate | For | 5 | |
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| KT House Representative | For | 1 | |
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| The Houston Chronicle |
TX Governor | For | 1 |
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| TX Lieutenant Governor | Against | 1 | |
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| TX Senator | Against | 4 | |
| For | 2 | ||
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| TX House Representative | Against | 12 | |
| For | 4 | ||
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| TX former government representative | For | 1 | |
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| Richmond Times Dispatch & The Virginian Pilot |
VA Governor | Undecided | 1 |
| For | 1 | ||
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| VA Senate Delegate | Against | 2 | |
| For | 6 | ||