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HPV vaccine - did you get it for your son or daughter? If not, why?
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Anonymous
From the National Cancer Institute: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectious-agents/hpv-vaccine-fact-sheet#:~:text=All%20three%20vaccines%20prevent%20infection,of%20genital%20warts%20(3) Three vaccines that prevent infection with disease-causing HPV types are licensed for use in the United States: Gardasil®, Gardasil® 9, and Cervarix®. All three vaccines prevent infection with HPV types 16 and 18, two high-risk HPVs that cause about 70% of cervical cancers and an even higher percentage of some of the other HPV-caused cancers (1, 2). Gardasil also prevents infection with HPV types 6 and 11, which cause 90% of genital warts (3). Gardasil 9 prevents infection with the same four HPV types plus five additional cancer-causing types (31, 33, 45, 52, and 58) that together account for 10 to 20% of cervical cancers. Gardasil 9 is now the only HPV vaccine available for use in the United States. Cervarix and Gardasil are still used in other countries. And yes, if you decide to vaccinate your child, it's best/ideal to do it prior to being sexual active. |
Anonymous
There's a big advantage to doing it at 12, which is that it's only 2 shots. If you do it at 13 or after, you have to do three shots, spaced over 6 months. We did that (not by plan, because we just delayed and his well visit fell after his birthday), and it was a hassle to have to go back twice more. So since there's no downside to doing it earlier, saving the extra shot makes sense. |
Anonymous
Sounds like he is killing his wives with it... |
Anonymous
WHAT?! NEVER. Neither me or my kids were ever asked to wait after vaccinations. Literally, vaccines administered by nurse after seen by doctor and then 'good to go'. What you describe is only routine for allergy shots. |
Anonymous
Exactly. Two dose series if complete by 14. 3 dose series if older. |
Anonymous
| Four kids, have gotten all vaccines on schedule, including HPV and yearly flu shots. Boys and girls. None of my kids have gotten the flu, polio, measles, mumps, chicken pox, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis B, rotavirus, or meningitis. Now they will be protected against common strains of HPV, too. Thank you, science! |
Anonymous
This is flat out wrong. Were you mopping floors in the industry??? Stop spreading misinformation. The HPV vaccine absolutely includes the high risk strains with HPV16, HPV18, and HPV45 at the top of the list. And of course kids should get the vaccine BEFORE they become sexually active. You think your 15 year old is going to come home and say "Mom, I almost started fooling around with Larlo today but I stopped so I can get my HPV vaccine first"??? Additionally there is a rise in head and neck cancers due to HPV, and there is currently no screening process like there is for cervical cancer. This means head and neck cancers aren't found until they are more advanced. To a PP - don't think your daughter is more safe because she is a lesbian. https://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/headneck/ |
Anonymous
DP. No because our pediatricians have always done that for every shot. Thank God because it turns out my younger kid has a reaction to the seasonal flu shot. Her arm ballooned up to the size of an orange and turned red. I would have panicked at home, but the staff recognized that she was breathing fine and in minimal discomfort. She still gets a flu shot. |
Anonymous
OP I so agree w you. My daughter is 12 and I asked Ped if I could do some research on this before consenting. Our functional practitioner says she sees many kids after vaccine injuries. Similar to what PP posted about her sons being sick for months. I have a friend who’s 16 yr old daughter developed Lyme like symptoms after HPV vaccine (with no Lyme). If you do some real digging in the pharmaceutical industry who produce vaccine you’ll get skeptical by nature. I do vaccine my kids (4) but space them out. The science on vaccine is so old and the companies are protected by 1986 law that people can’t sue for injury. Bc fact is there is no universally safe vaccine. Usually the rare cases are rare enough so that most kids are fine and benefits outweigh risk. But do know we as parents should demand more science and research .... we are the only ones that look out for our kids. I’ll likely end up doing it as I do want to protect my kids, but I’d like to go into it with knowledge before I inject anything into my kids. I love my pediatrician but being blind as a consumer isn’t who I want to be or teach to my kids. If you would like to try to do something, here is a petition on change.org https://www.change.org/p/healthy-childhood-immunity-and-vaccination?recruiter=1086898016&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition |
Anonymous
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My oldest son is fully vaccinated against HPV. Whether or not it protects him, if it protects the women he loves, it's worth it.
My middle child would ordinarily have started the series during COVID, but we are delaying. I don't feel that starting something that would require extra visits to the pediatrician makes sense at this time, between that and the fact that my middle schoolers aren't going anywhere, I feel confident that he can wait a year without being exposed to HPV. But he and my youngest will be vaccinated as soon as I think it's safe. |
Anonymous
Actually it does cover the most virulent ones including the ones which cause 70% of cervical cancers. Strain 16, in the vacc, now causes over 60% of oropharyngeal cancer. To say that HPV can be caught in your paps doesn't sounds like someone who worked in the "HPV industry" -- no idea what that even is. |
Anonymous
Same. Fan of the miracles of modern medicine administered by I pediatrician I know and trust. |
Anonymous
Clearly you do not understand how vaccines work -- most vaccines are not 100% effective. That means that even though any one person who gets a vaccine can develop the vaccine-related illness, their chances of developing that illness are much lower. Vaccines have a second effect creating "herd immunity". Herd immunity is the idea that not every cow in the herd needs to be vaccinated to prevent the vaccine-related illness among cows in the herd. If you get a high enough percent of the cows vaccinated, but not all of them, none of them will get sick or even if one gets sick they will not spread it or spread it to fewer cows. Herd immunity works among humans. This is why you see in places where whooping cough or measles vaccination rates are low (Marin County, CA or NYC in some communities) that community can be subject to outbreaks of illnesses like measles and whooping cough that we normally don't see anymore in developed nations. It is very rare to be "injured" by a vaccine. What was the "injury" you know about? Injuries are usually very unusual, so it would be a phenomenal spot of luck that you know two vaccine injured persons. Go buy lottery tix now! Flu and other vaccines (like Shingles) do cause some symptoms -- mild fatigue, achiness, sore injection spot, etc. -- these are not considered "injuries". |
Anonymous
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Got it for older DD, will get it for younger DD when she's old enough. No side effects, no being told to wait in the doctor's office. Her arm hurt for 5 milliseconds and then she forgot about it.
We all do flu shots every year and will do a COVID vaccine as soon as it's available. |
Anonymous
+1 |