The biggest issue with the vaccine, IMO, is the fact the manufacturer states it should not be given to persons with any strain of HPV. The virus can be transmitted at birth from mother to child or picked up via non-sexual contact. However, there is NO testing prior to vaccination. In the manufacturer literature, it indicates that receiving the vaccine when HPV is present can cause accelerated growth of the virus.
WTF? It means young women are gambling when they get the jab. No thanks.
I opt out of vaccines for my dogs! I only give them rabies because the vet can’t(won’t) treat them without it.
It is not worth ONE child’s life to prevent the possible spread of an STD/Virus.
Where’s the manufacturer’s information about not giving the vaccine to people with one of the viruses? It’s not on the Prescriber’s information or the information for patients.
http://www.gardasil.com/what-is-gardasil/information-on-gardasil/index.html#eight
There are dozens of strains of HPV, and the chance of someone not having a single one of them is, imo, pretty low. How many kids have warts (caused by HPV)?
The issue is that the vaccine won't do any good if the recipient already has one of the HPV strains contained in the vaccine. It only contains antigens from four strains of HPV. It will not protect against other strains, nor will being infected with one of the other strains affect its effectiveness against the target strains.
It does make a lot of sense to test prior to vaccination. Ideally, a person could be tested and then given a designer vaccine to protect against strains they do not have but are likely to encounter.
HPV causes a lot more than cervical cancer. There are several cancers associated with HPV, and pretty much everyone is susceptible to them.