State Senator Julia Salazar is often described politically as being left of the center; she’s a Democratic Socialist and a self-identified “Marxist.”
It’s no wonder then that her challenger, Andy Marte, has painted himself a “realist” in his bid to unseat Salazar after her first term in office. Following months of bitter campaigning, including allegations of campaign finance abuse, Marte…
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Andy J. Marte claims to have worked for the NYC Department of Eduation, however there are no records of his past certifications.
He worked at the high school he use to attend for sometime. Which that high school shares a building with RiseBoro formerly known as the Ridgewood/Bushwick youth center. I’m pretty sure if you called up All City Leadership Secondary School in bushwick you can fact checked that he worked there.
Really? You don’t understand why we give the HPV vaccine to kids before they are exposed to a virus that can cause cancer? That’s not being very proactive.
I think men don’t understand how traumatizing it can be for women to get biopsied repeatedly for HPV related cell changes; and that women are stigmatized for a common infection that both men and women carry. All women age 30+ have to have a pap + HPV test. Under 30 doesn’t get HPV tested b/c everyone basically has it and usually younger women can clear it. The criteria considers the psychological trauma of repeated biopsies. A lot more women than you think get tested positive for one of the 18 high risk strains. Men do not have to be tested. Condoms do not fully protect from HPV because it is skin to skin transmission. Anyone who has had any sex in their lives (most people) is likely to have a strain HPV. HPV 16/18 are very aggressive and preventable. I agree that a cancer/infertility preventing vaccine should not cost $200+ each dose. I also agree that every vaccine/medication has a very, very small risk of a reaction. I disagree that you should wait until someone is already sexually active to vaccinate. It only takes one time.