About the only good thing our left Governor has done since taking office was changing the opt-out language in the bill our Repbulican legislature passed mandating this for all girls entering 6th grade.
I do not have to give any reasons, just say I have been informed but choose not have it given to my daughter.
Every politician who voted for it should be forced to get it.
California dropped making the vaccine mandatory after all the bruhaha in Texas.
Now, I just have to wait and see what I actually will do with my daughters.
One of my 10 year old daughters has brain damage, and so I am very concerned about the neurological side effects.
However, my husband’s cousin and another good friend of mine had cervical cancer. So, I would like to prevent that in my daughters if I could.
I figure when my girls start high school is really the time to worry about it. That gives me 4 more years to see what is going on with the vaccine.
I do plan on discussing this vaccine with both of my girls and probably recommending that they get it. Of course, they are nearly 18 and 21, which I think is a more appropriate time than TWELVE!!!!
I imagine that if I was a parent, I would let my daughter decide. It's only being administered after the age of reason (not to say that 13 year olds aren't capable of incredible stupidity).
There are legit reasons for her to get it. Even if she is chaste until marriage, she is at risk for HPV unless her husband-to-be is a virgin. Men aren't tested for this strain of HPV and for men it has no side effects whatsoever (no sores, etc.) but, ironically, it's the most dangerous strain for women. While cervical cancer is one of the the best and most easy to treat cancer to get if you had to get one, it seems preferable to avoid the risk.
Of course, this is a decision that can only be morally made and funded by an individual, not a government.