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Originally Posted by SomeCreep
That vaccine is revolutionary. Currently, it only works for women. There is a vaccine in the works for men though also. This vaccine is not a cure for HPV. It only works in preventing HPV, for women who do not already have it.
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I have 4 month old twins and have been researching like crazy about all of the vaccines out there. I found that with most vaccines, you have a higher chance of suffering a significant side effect than actually contracting whatever it aimes to protect you against. Also, pretty much all vaccines out there only protect you for a couple of years, so unless you are getting regular boosters, they are useless by the time you reach adulthood. Even my pediatrician (who is very mainstream), thinks that certain vaccines are completely unnecessary and has no idea why they are required, except that they create an insane revenue for drug companies.. such as Hepatitis B.
As far as the HPV vaccine, it only protects you against 2 out of 16 strands of HPV. So even if you have the vaccine and it works as it is supposed to, you still have a high chance of contracting one of the other 14 strands of the virus... all the while taking great chances with unknown long-term side effects of the vaccine.
The good thing is that most, if not all, states have a religious exemption. Parents can fill out a form stating that they have religious beliefs against vaccinations and proof of vaccinations will not be required for school. The only downside to this exemption is that if you choose to use it, you cant get any vaccines, otherwise the exemption wont apply. Some states also have a philosophical exemption, which allows you to pick and choose the vaccines you get for your kids.