The HPV vaccination debate

[Guest guest]

The following was from a public-opinion survey I received today. An

interesting presentation of the issues:

 

Against HPV vaccination program:

 

" The rate of cervical cancer, a disease caused by HPV, is in fact

extremely low: it accounts for less than 1% of all the cancer cases in

the U.S. every year. Moreover, the vaccine offers no protection against

types of HPV responsible for 30% of the cancers caused by the virus.

Nevertheless, those who receive the vaccination are likely to assume it

gives them complete protection. They are thus more likely to engage in

sexual activity, and to engage in sex without a condom, thereby

increasing their risk of contracting HPV and other sexually transmitted

diseases - like HIV-AIDS - and also their risk of becoming pregnant.

Finally, the HPV vaccine might well turn out to have unanticipated and

dangerous side effects & ndash; just like many other medicines approved

by the Food and Drug Administration. In sum, a universal HPV vaccine is

likely to harm girls and women more than it helps. "

 

For HPV vaccination program:

 

" Studies show that nearly 50% of sexually active Americans now contract

HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer. Girls administered

the vaccine will be protected from a variety of forms of HPV, which

account for 70% of the cancers attributed to the virus. It is critical

for vaccinations to be administered before the age at which girls are

likely to become sexually active, because once they are exposed to HPV

through sexual activity the vaccine won & rsquo;t be effective. The Food

and Drug Administration has certified the vaccine as safe for use.

Because so few girls even know what HPV is, it is illogical to suggest

that the vaccination will cause them to become more sexually active or

to engage in unsafe sex. It is therefore clear that universal

vaccination of girls against HPV will make a major positive contribution

to public health in America. "

 

P.S. The responses to the survey which I recorded were in strong

opposition to the program.

 

RB

[Guest guest]

The pro argument is utter hogwash. Girls who are vaccinated may not

know about HPV, but they will certainly know that they were vaccinated

to supposedly make it safer for them to have sex!

 

Vaccinations in general are fraught with danger, and this one is

absolutely Orwellian! It is nothing more than a outrageious and

blatantly greedy ploy by the good folks who brought us Vioxx!

 

If it were me and I had a daughter that was subject to such an

unwarranted and likely dangerous vaccination, I would move before

subjecting her to such an outrage!

 

 

> the vaccine will be protected from a variety of forms of HPV, which

> account for 70% of the cancers attributed to the virus. It is critical

> for vaccinations to be administered before the age at which girls are

> likely to become sexually active, because once they are exposed to HPV

> through sexual activity the vaccine won & rsquo;t be effective. The Food

> and Drug Administration has certified the vaccine as safe for use.

> Because so few girls even know what HPV is, it is illogical to suggest

> that the vaccination will cause them to become more sexually active or

> to engage in unsafe sex. It is therefore clear that universal

> vaccination of girls against HPV will make a major positive contribution

> to public health in America. "

>

> P.S. The responses to the survey which I recorded were in strong

> opposition to the program.

>

> RB

>

[Guest guest]

Just another way our governments are being dragged into subsidizing the

drug companies at taxpayers' expense of money and health.

 

In the words of David Crosby, " You've got to speak out. You've got to

speak out against the madness. You've got to speak your mind, if you

dare. "

 

I don't agree w/ much of the things our generation did in the Viet Nam

era, but occasionally it rings very truly.

 

Band together; pass the word. Become politically pro-active. Lobby

our law makers. Communicate en masse, frequently. Let your voices be

heard until those gready moguls (not our government, but those who

exert such power over its processes) know there is no silencing the

alerted masses.

 

Remember, it is YOUR government. Greed and deception, not the USA, are

the enemy. Only the widespread dissemination of truth will save us and

our government for the reason it was created.

 

Dr. Goebel

 

 

 

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