HPV VACCINE

[Anonymous]

OMG yes. There’s is no debate unless you’re a moron. My daughter got it so I won’t have to tell her I had the chance to spare her from cervical cancer, but passed. My sons got it to protect the daughters of people I might never know. That’s how smart public health decisions work. Just stop.

[Anonymous]

I was nervous like you OP and I talked it through with the pediatrician. Both my kids got the vaccines with no issue. I think they had us stay for 30 minutes just in case. I recall the first year or 2 it was out there were a lot of alarming stories in the news. I didn't sleep the night before the first dose and it was nothing. Such a relief.

[Anonymous]

I worked alongside the scientists who developed it back in the 90s. It is a true milestone. Please get it. It prevents cancers. None of my DC reacted any differently than to any other vaccine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and DS both got it. No concerning side effects. My son often has a mid fever after vaccinations.

I’ve honestly have never heard of any real downside. But my younger kid is about 5 years out. Anti-vaxxers are against it. People who just don’t want to deal with the idea their kids may one day be sexually active often push it off because they think their kids are way too young. Which is the point of getting it at 11-12.

What’s your concern, exactly? My default position is vaccinate unless their is a good reason not to. And a 100 degree fever for a day and my not liking the fact my kid could one day get an std aren’t good reasons to protect my kid from cancer.

My concern is all the sites online that say their kid got an auto immune disease or got sick several months after and that the vaccine is full of toxins. My child has received all the other vaccines so I am not an anti Vaxer, it’s just this vaccine has given me some doubts.

Some kids do get autoimmune disease. I know one. Of course, it developed before she was 10, so... this is what anti-vaxxers do. They scare people about vaccines. I have never figured out why they care what other people do for their kids, but they do. You can can read info from the CDC, a major medical center, a peer reviewed medical journal or the like. You can discuss your concerns with the pediatrician. You can ask DCUM which is telling you anti-Vader’s are nuts with an agenda. Or, you can “get both sides” from Dr. Internet. The choice is yours. Sadly, your decision to give nut jobs on the internet control over your child’s health could give her cancer or ruin her fertility. But, that’s on you.

[Anonymous]

My daughter and niece have both had it. No side effects.

[Anonymous]

OP: you what does have toxins and can cause autoimmune disease? Chemo.

Heft your poor kid the vaccine.

[Anonymous]

DS got it at his last annual (12 yr) appointment, no issues, I would also recommend for reasons everyone else has stated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and DS both got it. No concerning side effects. My son often has a mid fever after vaccinations.

I’ve honestly have never heard of any real downside. But my younger kid is about 5 years out. Anti-vaxxers are against it. People who just don’t want to deal with the idea their kids may one day be sexually active often push it off because they think their kids are way too young. Which is the point of getting it at 11-12.

What’s your concern, exactly? My default position is vaccinate unless their is a good reason not to. And a 100 degree fever for a day and my not liking the fact my kid could one day get an std aren’t good reasons to protect my kid from cancer.

My concern is all the sites online that say their kid got an auto immune disease or got sick several months after and that the vaccine is full of toxins. My child has received all the other vaccines so I am not an anti Vaxer, it’s just this vaccine has given me some doubts.

This makes you sound like a bubblehead. Search "Is the HPV vaccine safe?" You'll find page after page of research and articles from reputable sources proclaiming it safe. If you're finding negative information about the vaccine being unsafe, you're getting your information from anti-vaxer and conspiracy sites. If those are your sources, you're dumb.

[Anonymous]

It does hurt more than other vaccines. The nurse said the serum is thicker. It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

Because of the universal use of the vaccine, Australia has virtually eliminated cervical cancer.

[Anonymous]

The HPV vaccine has the same kind of ingredients in it as other vaccines, so if you were OK with the "toxins" in other vaccines, the "toxins" in the HPV vaccine shouldn't be a problem.

Yes, kids can develop autoimmune disorders whether they get the HPV vaccine or not. If you give a million kids each an apple, some of them will develop an autoimmune disease.

Both my teens got Gardasil, the HPV vaccine. They both needed three shots since we waited so long to get it (logistical reasons)

My son had a very "robust" reaction to the first shot (feverish, sick for a day, aches and pains, headache etc.) He was sick for a day after and didn't go in to school so that was a pain. The other two shots were less of a reaction.

My daughter had no reaction to the first shot or second shot except sore arm for a day. The third shot, she felt a little sick after (hoping it isn't COVID!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD and DS both got it. No concerning side effects. My son often has a mid fever after vaccinations.

I’ve honestly have never heard of any real downside. But my younger kid is about 5 years out. Anti-vaxxers are against it. People who just don’t want to deal with the idea their kids may one day be sexually active often push it off because they think their kids are way too young. Which is the point of getting it at 11-12.

What’s your concern, exactly? My default position is vaccinate unless their is a good reason not to. And a 100 degree fever for a day and my not liking the fact my kid could one day get an std aren’t good reasons to protect my kid from cancer.

My concern is all the sites online that say their kid got an auto immune disease or got sick several months after and that the vaccine is full of toxins. My child has received all the other vaccines so I am not an anti Vaxer, it’s just this vaccine has given me some doubts.

Some kids do get autoimmune disease. I know one. Of course, it developed before she was 10, so... this is what anti-vaxxers do. They scare people about vaccines. I have never figured out why they care what other people do for their kids, but they do. You can can read info from the CDC, a major medical center, a peer reviewed medical journal or the like. You can discuss your concerns with the pediatrician. You can ask DCUM which is telling you anti-Vader’s are nuts with an agenda. Or, you can “get both sides” from Dr. Internet. The choice is yours. Sadly, your decision to give nut jobs on the internet control over your child’s health could give her cancer or ruin her fertility. But, that’s on you.

OP, all three of my children received the vaccine. My teenaged daughter who received the HPV vaccine was diagnosed with an autoimmune-like condition that she is likely to struggle with for the rest of her life. After her diagnosis, I started reading about the concerns about the HPV vaccine in Japan which specifically mentioned her condition and some other places in Europe, and became concerned that the HPV vaccine might have contributed to her condition. What I found was that she was diagnosed a full year before she received her HPV vaccine.

For some reason, many young people, and in particularly, young women are developing auto-immune conditions, conditions involving dysautonomia, POTs, etc. during their teens. I am not sure why that is, but many of the people my daughter was become acquainted with developed these conditions prior to receiving the HPV vaccine. I would not let these concerns stop you from having your child vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a super needle phobic kid so I passed on it in middle school. I told her I would give her as long as I could, but that she would be getting the vaccine series before college. She was ready for it the summer before senior year and she had to get three shots instead of two because she waited so long to start the series, but she is finished with it now.

You want to get it before 15, other wise it’s three shots vs two. DD got her first dose at ten and second at eleven. No side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people have concerns about fainting with it. That's not specific to HPV vaccine -- it's just common at that age with any shot, including the tetanus booster and meningococcal vaccination.

Yep. Phlebotomists see it all the time -- it's the needle, not the contents. Vasovagal syncope is the fancy name, and it's been reported for pretty much every vaccine. It seems to be more common among adolescents, but not limited to them.

[Anonymous]

HPV is incredibly common -- something like 90 percent of sexually active adults will get it. I can't imagine having the ability to reduce my kid's chances of getting CANCER and passing because of nonsense I read on the internet.