I rather agree; this sort of vaccine should only come up when the kids hit high school and only then after a long and serious discussion and research. There is no way that little kids should get injected while they’re in middle school anyway. Besides, if some FREepers homeschool, their kids won’t be exposed to the dangers of sexual promicuity will they?
[excerpt] .....The science shows that in order for this vaccine to work it needs to be administered before a person becomes sexually active. According to a statement released by the American Academy of Pediatrics following the media uproar after Bachmann’s comments, they “recommend that girls receive [the] HPV vaccine around age 11 or 12. That’s because this is the age at which the vaccine produces the best immune response in the body, and because it’s important to protect girls well before the onset of sexual activity.”
That recommendation was echoed by the CDC and American Academy of Family Physicians.
Please note, it was me who italicized the statement’s words “well before” to emphasize that science isn’t encouraging little girls to start being sexually active earlier. Knowing that’s been the objection for some opposed to this vaccine, I wanted to make the demarcation between science and morality even clearer.
Let’s continue with the facts, especially with regard to Bachmann’s baseless assertion about the effects of giving the vaccine, and add what the AAP [American Academy of Pediatrics] had to say:..........[end excerpt]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2779729/posts
The reason it is given to 11- and 12-year-olds is because this is when it is most effective. It becomes less so each year after.