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The HOT topic in homeschool circles these days is the new HPV vaccine. Boy am I glad I have boys, so I don't have to decide to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Although I am leaning toward vaccination.
This is the most bogus argument against the vaccine. Teens have sex, if fear of unwanted pregnancies and other STD's doesn't stop them, why they think that not receiving a measly HPV vaccine would is beyond me. And to be honest marital sex can be just as deadly depending on the sexual history of your spouse and if your spouse remains faithful throughout your marriage. So to tell young girls that as long as they do not have sex outside of marriage they will not contract a STD is a lie.
This groups concerns I give more weight too. I would definitely want to bone up on the possible adverse health effects before deciding to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Bottom line parents need to educate themselves about the vaccine and then make the best decision they can for their family.
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Close to 4,000 women die of cervical cancer every year, a 10th of them in Texas. The human papillomavirus - which will infect more than half of sexually active people at some point in their lives - is the leading cause of the disease. A new vaccine, Merck's...
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- Hpv Vaccine
I was recently asked what I though about the new HPV vaccine which would help prevent cervical cancer. Since I don't have daughters I have to honestly admit I haven't given it much thought. But it seems that parents would want to do whatever they...
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To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate
The HOT topic in homeschool circles these days is the new HPV vaccine. Boy am I glad I have boys, so I don't have to decide to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Although I am leaning toward vaccination.
It's the daughters of lower-income, minority families who are really at risk. That's why state-level debates over whether to make the vaccine mandatory for 11- and 12-year-old girls are so important. Women’s health advocates are concerned that lower-income girls -- those who need the vaccine most -- won't get the shots unless they are required for school admission. "Drop-out rates begin at 13," said Cynthia Dailard*, senior public policy associate at the Guttmacher Institute. "How do we reach these individuals before they're disconnected from health care later in life? This is a key way to do that." Historically, requiring vaccines for school attendance has helped to close racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic gaps in immunization rates.So making the vaccine mandatory seems to be more about making it accessible to everyone then BIG BROTHER trying to usurp your parental rights. I am also assuming that many insurance companies would choose not to cover the vaccine unless it was mandatory.
Conservative Christian groups have been the most vocal opponents of mandatory vaccination, pushing talking points on how it will lead to a spike in teen sex. "They may see it as a license to engage in premarital sex," the Family Research Council told the British publication NewScientist, and Leslee Unruh, president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse, said HPV is "100 percent preventable with proper sexual behavior. Premarital sex is dangerous, even deadly. Let's not encourage it by vaccinating 10-year-olds so they think they're safe." They also charge that mandatory immunization will take control away from parents, even though families with religious or moral objections would be allowed to opt out.
This is the most bogus argument against the vaccine. Teens have sex, if fear of unwanted pregnancies and other STD's doesn't stop them, why they think that not receiving a measly HPV vaccine would is beyond me. And to be honest marital sex can be just as deadly depending on the sexual history of your spouse and if your spouse remains faithful throughout your marriage. So to tell young girls that as long as they do not have sex outside of marriage they will not contract a STD is a lie.
A growing anti-vaccine movement has also spoken out against it on the grounds that it will have adverse health effects. "This is not just about teenagers having sex, it is also about whether Gardasil has been proven safe and effective for little girls," says a press release from the National Vaccine Information Center, a group that opposes all mandatory vaccination. According to the CDC, however, the vaccine "has been tested in over 11,000 females (ages 9-26 years) around the world. These studies have shown no serious side effects."
This groups concerns I give more weight too. I would definitely want to bone up on the possible adverse health effects before deciding to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Bottom line parents need to educate themselves about the vaccine and then make the best decision they can for their family.
- Recalled Children's Meningitis Vaccine Used In Mississippi
Nearly 21,000 doses of a nationally recalled children's meningitis vaccine were distributed throughout Mississippi over the last four months, but according to the state Department of Health, the chance of illness from the vaccine is "extremely slim."...
- More About The Hpv Vaccine
Close to 4,000 women die of cervical cancer every year, a 10th of them in Texas. The human papillomavirus - which will infect more than half of sexually active people at some point in their lives - is the leading cause of the disease. A new vaccine, Merck's...
- More About The Hpv Vaccine
An article in the Sun Herald has more information on the HPV Vaccine and why states are considering making it mandatory. ...
- Hpv Vaccine
I was recently asked what I though about the new HPV vaccine which would help prevent cervical cancer. Since I don't have daughters I have to honestly admit I haven't given it much thought. But it seems that parents would want to do whatever they...
- Communist Journalist Takes Potshots At Freedom Of Speech
In reference to Mike Kelly's piece on mandatory public school uniforms. The study Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems Substance Abuse, and Academic Achievements Journal article by David L. Brunsma, Kerry A. Rockquemore; The...