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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We do vaccinate against polio too. [/quote]

Which vaccines are you avoiding? [/quote]

MMR, DTaP, Polio, & PCV are vaccines we do prioritize.
We avoid Hep A, Hep B, Varicella, Influenza, Covid, & Hib.[/quote]

Will you get them HPV when they are older?
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No.[/quote]

That's a shame.  A good friend of mine died in her early 30s of cervical cancer brought on by HPV (the vaccine didn't come out until I was in my mid 20s).  If she'd had access to the vaccine she'd still be alive. Even if your kids choose to get it after they turn 18, the majority of girls are sexually active before turning 18, so it would likely be too late to help her.[/quote]

Sorry for your loss.

Our kids won’t be dating until college, and even then only will be dating to marry, so I don’t think they’ll need the HPV vaccine but if when they’re 18, they choose to get vaccinated, we’ll support their decision.[/quote]

If I had a nickel for every mother at clinic who -- very assuredly, and with complete certainty --   told me the same thing, and who came back with a pregnant teenager, I'd have 15 cents. Which isn't a lot, but it was memorable.

I worry about the young women or young men who are sexually assaulted and, because of the hubris of their parents, end up with an incompetent cervix (for the former) after multiple LEEPs or with head and neck cancers. [/quote]

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