There may be perfectly good arguments against the use of this vaccine. This isn't one of them.
Every treatment ever developed has side effects and patients who have bad reactions.
Unless the incidence of these is compared to the number of vaccinations performed and the number of health problems avoided by the use of the treatment, it is impossible to make a judgment whether the treatment is a good idea.
For example, the US had over 20,000 cases of polio in the year immediately before the vaccine became available. Unfortunately, the vaccine itself caused polio in something like one in 1M cases, resulting in about a dozen cases a year.
That was a horrible tragedy for the dozen who got the disease and their families. But which is worse, 21,000 cases a year or 12 cases a year?
Focusing solely on the side effects of a treatment can result in very bad decisions being made.
I guess people in those provinces need to wake up and do some research as to what this "wonder vaccine" actually protects against. It is NOT a cure for HPV, in fact even if it performs as claimed, only 60% of cancer causing HPV viruses are affected by this "vaccine".
Of those 60% of viruses, they are most common in black women; While white and hispanic women are more likely to develop HPV related cervical cancers from the other 40% of HPV viruses which this vaccine does NOT provide any kind of protection from at all.
This vaccine is NOT a cure against any other type of STD, nor does it negate the need for regular PAP testing.
It is not known whether this "vaccine" provides long term protection against the types of HPV it's supposed to guard against, or whether booster shots are needed, nor has it been determined how often this may be required. This Vaccine has not been around and tested enough to determine if there are serious side effects as well.
Instead of giving vaccines in schools to the next generation of sexually promiscuous teens, and teaching them that casual sex, gay sex, group sex is an "OK" social sporting event, perhaps it should be taught what HPV is, how it is spread, how to avoid getting it in the first place, and that a single HPV infection is NOT what causes cervical cancer, it's repeated exposure to HPV infection that causes changes to cervical skin cells, and increased risk of developing into cancer.
Abstenance, as usual, is the best "cure" for all STD's, which because of wrong-headed teaching in schools, spearheaded by gay interest and anti- Christian groups, isn't being taught. Instead, Children are being taught to think of sexual activity as a loveless, social sporting event, not part of maturing, falling in love, getting married (to a person of the opposite sex) and starting a family as nature intended.
Band aids? What a terrible analogy.
Discourage the lifestyle all you want, at the end of the day virgin bride / virgin husband marriages in which both partners remain monogamous will be the exception.
Those who deny the vaccination to their daughters are taking a substantial risk with their daughters' health.
When parents choose whether or not to vaccinate, they should imagine a balance scale. On one side of the scale is the proven high risk of HPV infection and the significant risk of subsequent cervical cancer, on the other side is the potential risk of an apparently safe vaccine that has been approved by the CDC.
I have only known one woman who died from cervical cancer, but that was one too many. If I had a young daughter, I would make sure she was vaccinated.