HPV vaccine - did you get it for your son or daughter? If not, why?

[Anonymous]

You aren't pro vaccine if HPV and the flu shot "give you pause."

[Anonymous]

4 kids. 2 girls, 2 boys. Two are sexually active young adults and got the shots in their early teens. Two are 14 and have finished the series. They are not yet sexually active. The younger girl is a lesbian and I’m told that is low risk for HPV.

[Anonymous]

Why is it that after a certain age, you have to get three doses instead of two?

I’m
Mad at myself - my 15 year old hasn’t gotten it yet, and now he’ll need three shots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got it for both my son and daughter. Males are carriers of HPV. I had a college friend who died of cervical cancer after she graduated/ married. Her husband remarried, second wife also died of cervical cancer. Vaccinating your daughter and son should substantially decrease the possibility of that occurring.

Was the DH infecting them or was he just unlucky twice?

[Anonymous]

my 12 YO is getting his today. Father is a pediatrician.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I did get it for both my son and my daughter.

I'm 110% behind taking any measures I can to prevent my kids from getting any kind of cancer possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got it for both my son and daughter. Males are carriers of HPV. I had a college friend who died of cervical cancer after she graduated/ married. Her husband remarried, second wife also died of cervical cancer. Vaccinating your daughter and son should substantially decrease the possibility of that occurring.

Was the DH infecting them or was he just unlucky twice?

The implication is that he killed them with his hpv. Considering how common hpv is pp shouldn't shouldn't make that allusion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You aren't pro vaccine if HPV and the flu shot "give you pause."

Yes I am, actually. Being pro vaccine doesn't mean every single vaccine you have to blindly trust.
I probably will get them it at some point but questioning things is smart.

PP with questions- flu vaccine I know 2 people injured by it and many more with severe flu even with shot
And remember the flu mist? It's great, then oops doesn't work, taken off market. Then wait- people aren't getting the shot because they don't like needles (lost money) and now the mist has reappeared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You aren't pro vaccine if HPV and the flu shot "give you pause."

Yes I am, actually. Being pro vaccine doesn't mean every single vaccine you have to blindly trust.
I probably will get them it at some point but questioning things is smart.

PP with questions- flu vaccine I know 2 people injured by it and many more with severe flu even with shot
And remember the flu mist? It's great, then oops doesn't work, taken off market. Then wait- people aren't getting the shot because they don't like needles (lost money) and now the mist has reappeared.

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You aren't pro vaccine if HPV and the flu shot "give you pause."

Yes I am, actually. Being pro vaccine doesn't mean every single vaccine you have to blindly trust.
I probably will get them it at some point but questioning things is smart.

PP with questions- flu vaccine I know 2 people injured by it and many more with severe flu even with shot
And remember the flu mist? It's great, then oops doesn't work, taken off market. Then wait- people aren't getting the shot because they don't like needles (lost money) and now the mist has reappeared.

Wow.

I know. Wow. Did you know that they mist they used for years as found to not be effective?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You aren't pro vaccine if HPV and the flu shot "give you pause."

Yes I am, actually. Being pro vaccine doesn't mean every single vaccine you have to blindly trust.
I probably will get them it at some point but questioning things is smart.

PP with questions- flu vaccine I know 2 people injured by it and many more with severe flu even with shot
And remember the flu mist? It's great, then oops doesn't work, taken off market. Then wait- people aren't getting the shot because they don't like needles (lost money) and now the mist has reappeared.

I agree that one can be pro vaccine while exercising caution. My sister was injured from a flu vaccine and the risk of suffering as she is isn't worth the minimal benefit of a shot which only 40% of people take and which transfers little immunity in a good match year. I am not doing the hpv vaccine due to lack of long term studies on long term effects. My kids are young enough that I may change my mind or that they can make the decision for themselves as young adults.

[Anonymous]

I plan to have my son and daughter get is as soon as they are old enough to receive it

[Anonymous]

For those that already had their kids get them, did they experience any side effects? Oldest is getting theirs in a couple weeks so I want to know what to expect. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Of course. I don't want either my boy or girl to die of HPV-related cancers. Duh.

[Anonymous]

Due to covid I can delay this. My kids are sitting in my house 2407. DD turned 13 yesterday. DS turned 12 in May. I suspect we'll be in the house on lockdown at least until the end of this school year - June 2021 and maybe the next one - June 2022. When the world opens back up we will get it. No rush right now.