“States should require vaccinations for communicable diseases, like measles and the mumps. But you can't catch HPV if an infected schoolmate coughs on you or shares your juice box at lunch. Whether or not girls get vaccinated against HPV is a decision for parents and physicians, not state governments.”

American physician and former politician

John Phillip Gingrey is an American physician and former politician. He served as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 11th congressional district from 2003 to 2015 and is a member of the Republican Party. His district covered the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta. After leaving Congress, Gingrey became a senior adviser at the District Policy Group in Washington, D.C., the lobbying arm of the Drinker Biddle law firm.