It’s my understanding that this was only tested on girls/women over 20. The Governors that have been thinking about making it mandatory have been thinking about requiring it for 10 year olds. No one knows the long terms effects either. With every vaccine there will be some who have adverse reactions. This vaccine has become so political that you will never read about the deaths or adverse reactions in the MSM.
Another thing that they do not stress is that HPV is not the only cause of cervical cancer. This vaccine will not protect against other cancer triggers or sexually transmitted diseases. It is not a magic bullet. I wish someone would be upfront about this on one of the nightly newscasts. Charlie? Katie? Brian? Are any of you paying attention?
Additionally, every other vaccine that is pushed on children (chicken pox, polio, mumps, measles, etc.) is for a disease which is easily spread through everyday interaction. HPV is ONLY spread through sexual contact, yet they way Merck’s TV ads portray it, you would think it was more common than the cold. Influenza is far more contagious and kills far more people than cervical cancer, but nobody is trying to make the flu vaccine mandatory.
The statistics might be far worse for young age groups.