Sunday, November 25, 2012

Health Communication Professional Describes HPV Vaccine and it’s Controversy




What is the HPV Vaccine?

Who is the target for this vaccine?

Female Awareness of this Vaccine

The controversy of the vaccine: Causing Promiscuity?

Overcoming this Debate

Outline of my story:

I will first give a background of the HPV vaccine, who its target is, what it protects against, and the advantages and benefits of getting your kids vaccinated.  This is important because before going into the controversy of the vaccine, it is important to inform people about what the vaccine actually is and what it protects against, since not everyone may be familiar with it.  I will add a video of the person I am interviewing, Kelly Madden, to give a little more background on the vaccine and to discuss the research she does with the vaccine.  I will then talk about female awareness of the vaccine and how much they know about it and its risks.  I will then talk about the controversy associated with giving this vaccine, and how some researchers and health professionals believe it is starting to cause teens to be more promiscuous, since they are being protected against 4 of the most common strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer.  Many believe that this causes teens to become more sexually active because they are protected. I will then add a video clip of the person I am interviewing, Kelly Madden, a health communication professional to communicate her stance on the debate.  I will also propose to her articles that talk about this debate and ask her to comment on them.  After this, I will talk about overcoming this debate, any evidence to support the claim and the two sides there are to the debate.  I will sum everything up by asking viewers if they believe the benefits of the vaccine to outweigh the risks, and given all of my information on the controversy of the vaccine, would they choose to have their kids vaccinated or not?    


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