[Campion]

Take the miniscule risk of Bad Things happening so your daughter can be protected from cancer?

(1) The vaccine only protects against some strains of HPV that cause cancer, not all of them.

(2) It lasts only five years.

(3) You only get the virus from intimate contact. You can't get it from casual contact.

No, sorry, it's not a "NO BRAINER," not even close. Especially not for 11 yo girls.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Not the first time, young women have been harmed by quack vaccines:
Tetanus Vaccines, Spontaneous Abortions, and Population Control

[TChris]

(1) The vaccine only protects against some strains of HPV that cause cancer, not all of them.

That's true, but beside the point. Do you drive without a seatbelt because SOME kinds of accidents will be fatal anyway? I sure don't. Strong protection against SOME cancer is still a big win in my book.

(2) It lasts only five years.

Does that make the vaccine worthless? Is five years of protection worthless?

(3) You only get the virus from intimate contact. You can't get it from casual contact.

And, of course, we all know that children who are raised in good homes and taught abstinence will NEVER have intimate contact. Just like we know that our kids are taught to drive safely, so there's no point in telling them to wear their seat belts.

Let me put it this way: Do you feel that cervical cancer is an appropriate punishment for a daughter who messes up and goes too far? Better to leave her unprotected so she gets what she deserves?