by Dr. Joseph Mercola, Mercola:
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- If passed, California bill AB 659 would require public college students under 26 to receive the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in order to attend college
- The bill originally proposed mandating the shot for middle schoolers, as a requirement to enter eighth grade; this was amended to a requirement for schools to notify parents that their children “are expected” to get the HPV vaccine before entering eighth grade
