Reply to Is Councilmember Mary Cheh trying to have DCPS track HPV vaccines administer w/o consent

Forum Index » Metropolitan DC Local Politics

Reply to "Is Councilmember Mary Cheh trying to have DCPS track HPV vaccines administer w/o consent"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The HPV vaccine is great. I think we can all acknowledge that. The question is why are we trying to conduct an end around parent instead of educating the,. So we are trying to bully the kids instead of educating the parents. Why?

This just screams of being unnecessary?
[/quote]

Because a not insignificant number of parents are abusive assh#les. Or just want to arbitrarily exercise power over their teen kids. And you need the vaccine before you become sexually active, which is typically when you’re still a minor.

While this is not an issue that majorly impacts Ward 3, it is an issue that impacts kids growing up in low income homes in Wards 7 & 8. You think Trayon White is going to write this legislation and protect those kids? No way. Better to have Cheh on top of this, imho.[/quote]

+1!![/quote]
An eleven year old is not a teen by any definition. Furthermore, if you think eleven year olds are competent enough to make important decisions about their health, you should go read the parenting forum.[/quote]

In this case, the "important decision" is to follow the CDC vaccine schedule.

[i]Human papillomavirus vaccination (minimum age: 9 years)
Routine and catch-up vaccination
HPV vaccination routinely recommended at age 11–12 years (can start at age 9 years) and catch-up HPV vaccination recommended for all persons through age 18 years if not adequately vaccinated
2- or 3-dose series depending on age at initial vaccination:
Age 9 –14 years at initial vaccination: 2-dose series at 0, 6–12 months (minimum interval: 5 months; repeat dose if administered too soon)
Age 15 years or older at initial vaccination: 3-dose series at 0, 1–2 months, 6 months (minimum intervals: dose 1 to dose 2: 4 weeks / dose 2 to dose 3: 12 weeks / dose 1 to dose 3: 5 months; repeat dose if administered too soon)
Interrupted schedules: If vaccination schedule is interrupted, the series does not need to be restarted.
No additional dose recommended after completing series with recommended dosing intervals using any HPV vaccine.
Special situations
Immunocompromising conditions, including HIV infection: 3-dose series as above
History of sexual abuse or assault: Start at age 9 years.
Pregnancy: HPV vaccination not recommended until after pregnancy; no intervention needed if vaccinated while pregnant; pregnancy testing not needed before vaccination[/i]

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html#note-hpv[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics