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Originally Posted by ruth
Yes. Lots of things cause cancers, that's very true however 95% of cervical cancer is caused by a specific thing; HPV. That is what the vaccine protects you from contracting. It's very sad to read about the girl who died after having the vaccine; however so far, more than 1.4million doses have been given out in the UK alone, and there has been one death. That's pretty good odds in my book - versus the numbers of girls who will get sick; need on going treatments; chemo; hysterectomies etc or who could even die. I just googed it and in 2007 alone there were 941 deaths from cervical cancer in the UK. That's more scary. I'm not a parent and I appreciate it would be a tough decision to go ahead and make but surely it's entirely best to go ahead with the vaccine.
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More people died from being hit by cars that year, why not google that statistic. I'm not saying it's not serious, but contracting HPV is a pretty simple equation... Unprotected sex with someone who has HPV = HPV infection. Not knowing what to look for with your sexual partner = risk of HPV infection. Instead of simply giving a person leave to stupidity, I prefer a good education to the risks potentially involved with vaccination. I plan to talk to my children on an in-depth level about these kinds of concerns, because like it or not, it's something I SHOULD do as a parent. Most people opting for the vaccination would never have the guts to bring something like that up with their child. I wonder how many girls who've gotten the vaccine even understand the implications of what it's for? Likely not. If they're old enough to be vaccinated for something, does it not mean they are old enough at least for a rudimentary education about it? Not to mention, with the gardisil vaccine being so new, doctors have NO IDEA of the potential long-term effects of such a vaccination. I don't trust them at the best of times, why would I trust them to use my kids as a case study 10 years down the road?