Posted on 02/06/2007 8:46:59 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Not every single kid has sex before they are 18.
You and your daughter are probably at a higher risk for getting cervical cancer, and you probably should.
However, let parents make the decision.
Two women contracted lupus from the placebo -- none contracted lupus from the vaccine. And you know what? That's just as statistically insignificant. Not even close.
First you said there were no serious side effects, and now you say the side effects are statistically low.
Well, I don't want to gamble with my daughters just yet. It should be my decision. Not some politicians.
No, I'm saying the side effects are statistically insignificant. There's no evidence of any serious adverse side effects connected to the Gardasil itself. Actually, 17 people taking Gardasil in the study died. 4 died in motor vehicle accidents, 1 overdose/suicide, 1 pulmonary embolus/deep vein thrombosis, 2 cases of sepsis, 1 case of pancreatic cancer and 1 case of arrhythmia. And you know what? Those results are exactly what you'd expect from any group of 10,000 young women, regardless of whether they're taking a drug or not. There is no increased risk of any serious adverse reaction over the population at large.
>>>You and your daughter are probably at a higher risk for getting cervical cancer, and you probably should. >>>
I rest my case.
I love how these folks are spinning HPV / Cervical Cancer as some sort of moral failing. They're in their own world.
>>>You and your daughter are probably at a higher risk for getting cervical cancer, and you probably should. >>>
I rest my case.
>>>I rest my case.
I love how these folks are spinning HPV / Cervical Cancer as some sort of moral failing. They're in their own world.>>>
Yes, and I believe it's useless to argue the case. I just feel sorry for their daughters if somehow they end up not being as perfect as they hope them to be.
Actually you said:
"In all of the many studies conducted, there has yet to be a SINGLE serious adverse reaction."
What we have here is a failure to communicate. 4 people in the sample population died in car crashes during the course of the study. Are you seriously suggesting Gardasil causes car crashes? There were no serious adverse reactions to the drug. That's different from saying all 10,000 participants were in perfect health and none had any health problems. But no serious problems have been linked to Gardasil -- not one.
A pap will only tell you if you have it, not prevent it.
Are you referring to me?
None of my arguments have anything to do with people's morality.
I just want parental control over my 10 year old daughters' lives.
One of my daughters has brain damage. I look at vaccines very carefully since she had her brain damage. We discuss with our physician what her risks are from the vaccines. They even changed the formula of the DPT vaccine to reduce the risks of seizures from that vaccine.
My son got the chicken pox vaccine before it was mandated (something I am against for that vaccine). He was going into daycare because I had to be put on bedrest while I was pregnant with twins. I knew he would be exposed to chicken pox, and I sure as H*** did not want him getting chicken pox either while I was on bedrest or while I had young babies at home.
My daughters also got the chicken pox vaccine because one of them had severe asthma. Chicken pox can be fatal to a person on steroids, and my daughter was routinely put on steroids to control her asthma. Once again, the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks.
(As a side note, he ended up still getting chicken pox, but thank God he was 8 and the twins were 6 and already had their vaccines.)
My daughters are 10. I figure I have at least 6 years before I really have to worry about their sexual activity. I'd prefer to wait until that time to discuss the vaccine with my daughters and their doctor.
I do not want the govt mandating this.
"But no serious problems have been linked to Gardasil -- not one."
Really, what are the reasons for the different reactions. I bet no one really knows.
In any given population, you may have 2 people with arthritis or 20 -- the variation here is way too minor for you to blame the Gardasil. It's not even close to being statistically significant.
I have no idea, but there's no obvious connection in either situation to the Gardasil.
>>>None of my arguments have anything to do with people's morality. >>>
You said you think me and my daughter should get cancer!?!?!
I did not. You said your mother died of cervical cancer, that puts you genetically in a higher risk group.
If there was a vaccine to prevent skin cancer, I should probably get it because my brother died of skin cancer. I'm in a much higher risk factor of dying from skin cancer than other people.
I should also add that I would not mandate that everyone get a vaccine to prevent skin cancer if there was such a vaccine.
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