Comments on: Should We Immunize Teen Girls Against HPV?

By: The Hottest Topics on Parenting Teens and Tweens for 2007

The Hottest Topics on Parenting Teens and Tweens for 2007 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:49:40 +0000

[...] Should We Immunize Girls Against HPV? [...]

By: Betsy Thiede

Betsy Thiede — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:13:26 +0000

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21774785-5003402,00.html

By: Betsy Thiede

Betsy Thiede — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:05:43 +0000

http://www.infowars.com/articles/science/vaccines_hpv_vaccination_reaction_images.htm

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:17:37 +0000

I am getting the shot and I personally think it’s a good idea…

By: Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens » HPV Vaccine for Boys?

Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens » HPV Vaccine for Boys? — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:14:42 +0000

[...] few weeks back there was a very lively discussion on this site about the HPV vaccine and whether it should be mandatory for girls, its benefits and the social implications. I am very [...]

By: Lively Women » FDA, Doctors Need to Stop Rubbing Elbows With the Pharma Industry

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:32:18 +0000

[...] and we’ve seen the debate heat up very recently both here (in this post and this one) and at Weary Parent regarding the recently mandated HPV vaccine Gardasil, marketed by [...]

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:47:45 +0000

I am NOT into conspiracy theories. For the record, HPV is not easily detected in boys. That is something that the scientists are still working on. It seems to me that many of you would think that just about anything a drug company can research would be a “hook line & sinker.” It’s always going to be a catch 22. In other words, it’s not always good enough for certain people. Some bitch that scientists aren’t doing enough and then when they do come up with something that is significant it’s not good enough. Also, when you pick up medications from the pharmacy there is always going to be a list of POSSIBLE side effects ~ it doesn’t mean you will experience those side effects. That is why people are supposed to contact their doctor if and when they do experience something new OR different when taking a medication. Also, vaccines are NOT the same as medications. I’m about done with this thread ~~~ I think if somebody wants to keep their daughters from having the cervical cancer vaccine then GO FOR IT. If somebody wants to make sure that their daughters have a better chance of NOT getting the virus that can cause cervical cancer then GO FOR IT.

By: Sarah Collins Honenberger

Sarah Collins Honenberger — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:18:47 +0000

After all these comments, no one’s mentioned the adverse effects of medication approved by FDA and on ly discovered after the public is in danger and suffering from those adverse effects. Would you inject anything in a child when the medicine has only been in existence for 6 years and only approved for months and only tested on 1200 girls, none of whom are old enough to contract cervical cancer and barely old enough to suffer from a sexually transmitted disease. Why aren’t they vaccinating boys for this sexually transmitted disease? Parents should be questioning the heavy-handed lobbying efforts of a company that makes the vaccine and makes huge profits from that vaccination. No one’s mentioned the cost is in the hundreds. Who’s paying for the girls who don’t have health insurance to be vaccinated? The taxpayers. The scandal of the DPT shot, the first vaccine mandated for American childred, is jst now being publicized. It’s still the subject of so much misinformation from doctors who know better. The Doctor quoted by ABC on 2020 said the safe DPT shot was approved in 1992, forgot to mention it wasn’t mandated by government until 1998. Surprised? Parents need to educate themselves before they accept hook, line and sinker, what the drug companies are telling them. Read White Lies: A Tale of Babies, Vaccines and Deception if you want the hard truth. Kristin King knows whereof she speaks.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:43:10 +0000

A few years ago I got an article on vaccines and autism. I’ve been a bit leary of vaccines since then. My son just had a check-up and the nurse walked in with all these shots and as she’s going to administer them, she tells me that there is a new one in the bunch. I knew he would be getting vaccines, but I wasn’t told of the new one. Everything happened so quickly and I left there feeling taken advantage of. You live and you learn. Next time I will be sure to pester them with questions before hand.

By: char

char — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:10:36 +0000

Betsy and Joyce – Thank you for stopping in and sharing your insight. I know I’ve said it before, but the more information we have, the better decisions we can make for our families.