  Dr Diane M. Harper, a lead researcher in the development of
the humanpapilloma virus vaccine, says giving the vaccine to
11 year old girls "is a great big public health experiment"  The
lead researcher who spent 20 years developing the vaccine forDr
Diane Harper humanpapilloma virus says the HPV vaccine is not
for younger girls as it has not been tested for effectiveness in
younger girls, and administering the vaccine to girls as young
as 9 may not even protect them all.  And, in the worst-case
scenario, instead of serving to reduce the numbers of cervical
cancers within 25 years, such a vaccination crusade actually
could cause the numbers to go up.  "There is not enough evidence
gathered on side effects to know that safety is not an issue".
"Giving it to 11 year olds is a great big public health
experiment", said Diane M. Harper, who is a scientist,
physician, professor and the director the Gynecologic Cancer
Prevention Research Group at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at
Dartmouth Medical School in New H