Girls to get sex virus vaccine [throughout Europe]

Times Online ^ | June 17, 2007 | Sarah-Kate Templeton

[gathersnomoss]

Have you been to Virginia lately? You must state, as a parent, that you do not want your daughter vaccinated, otherwise they are a tool of the government who is in the pocket of the drug company. Just a fact, Jack.

[jalisco555]

I believe I read an article here a week or two ago reporting that there had been a number of serious bad reactions to this vaccine, including at least one girl who was permanently crippled by it. I don’t recall all the details, but it sounded like enough to derail any mandatory programs.

I've read most of the papers on HPV vaccination published in the peer-reviewed medical literature and none show severe side-effects due to the vaccine. All we have are a handful of unverified anecdotal reports from the media but nothing like this in the scientific literature. Until we do, I'd take reports like that with a large grain of salt.

[darkangel82]

DOJ needs to reign them in before it happens again.

[DBrow]

“and are rarely harmed by it.”

The vaccine works on genital warts in males. That’s a benefit for sure.

I think the vaccination effort would be accepted by more people if it was for boys and girls instead of just girls.

[Cicero]

I don’t know what the initial source I read was, but I googled it and came up with this:

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/062007/06102007/290901

Whether it’s true or not, I don’t know.

[Rummenigge]

thanks for the information.

[jalisco555]

The vaccine works on genital warts in males. That’s a benefit for sure.

True. I didn't write my comment carefully enough. What I meant was that HPV related cancers are very rare in males so the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating males is open to question.

[jalisco555]

I’ve seen these reports as well. Until I see verification of some kind I remain skeptical. Nothing like this was reported in clinical trials and in follow-up studies of the vaccine. As for the risk in pregnancy, the vaccine is specifically contra-indicated in pregnant women. Any woman of child-bearing age who requests the vaccine should have a pregnancy test first.

[DBrow]

I understand.

As I mentioned above, it may be easier to sell to people if it were boys and girls- then, girls would get the vaccine and be protected from a known killer.

Look at the “circle the wagons”, “protect our women” approach here when it’s targeted just at girls.

[jalisco555]

Look at the “circle the wagons”, “protect our women” approach here when it’s targeted just at girls.

I take your point. But at $360+ for every person vaccinated that's a lot of money.