http://www.909shot.com/Diseases/HPV/HPVrpt.htm
If you do choose to get it for your daughter, don't do it at the same time as Menactra, you'll see it in the link, but I figured I should stress for anyone who doesn't feel like reading the link, doing so may result in Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which can be deadly.
I wouldn't be opposed to this if there had been a long term study, if the test group had consisted of children the same age as the children being ordered to take it now, if they had really explored the benefits of it further (there's no mention if they tracked condom use, which is a big factor, considering condoms can prevent a big chunk of HPV), if it was also mandatory that these kids be tested for the virus beforehand to make sure it doesn't make an existing problem even worse, a few other things too. Those might all be negated in my mind if this was an epidemic, but it isn't. 4,000 women die each year. In perspective, about 36,000 people in America die each year from the flu. Why isn't the government requiring kids to be vaccinated each year with an opt-out for certain things? You don't even have to have sex with someone to catch or pass on the flu, and it's deadlier in terms of numbers. 200,000 flu-related hospitalizations, yet they focus on a vaccine that may keep children from getting a virus that might possibly lead to cervical cancer?
Thanks for the info. The problem with this shot is that from my understanding, the irregular cells (I believe they are the result of HPV) are found during routine pap smears. My sister and two friends had them. They are easily removed from the body. I wonder of the number of women who had this cancer did not receive regular pap smears while they were dating and having multiple partners between their partners. It seems the government (under pressure from the powerful lobbying groups, follow the money, again) is making everyone get the shot because people (women) don't take care of themselves properly. How many women don't get mammograms even though they know how beneficial they are?!