Thanks for the ping. This situation makes me really angry. As the mother of three daughters, I can confidently say that my girls won't be getting this vaccine. I don't like the idea of the government telling me she has to and forcing me to "opt out" in order to prevent it. I also don't like the fact that there hasn't been any long term testing done. It is too "iffy" at this point, and even if it weren't, it is my intention to teach my daughters that abstinence is the best option for them for many reasons, not the least of which is our Christianity. I am tired of the government forcing sexual issues on them when I am not there to see.
Some FReepers think it's no big deal. I think it's a bigger deal than Merck and the various legislators want us to know.
It's in every state now. Merck wants to get the edge on GlaxoSmithKline, whose product will be ready next year and claims to be better.
Not only that but I'm still a little skeptical about this "vaccine" (admittedly I have not done any research on this at all). I find it hard to belief that a vaccine prevents cancer. It appears to me that the vaccine prevents the sexually transmitted virus which, in turn, prevents the cancer from developing, so it's not really the same as a CANCER VACCINE, which is what everyone is calling it.
If I had a daughter I honestly don't know what I'd do. I'd want to believe she would not become sexually active outside of a marital relationship, but I also live in the real world and the culture has just brainwashed our girls (and boys) to the point that it makes me sad.
Did you read "Porn Generation" by any chance? That book was written by a young man and it was really depressing.