BTW, I should note that I changed my position on the efficacy of Gardasil over the last two years, as studies were performed based on the actual vaccinations and it became clear that it was effective, and the side effects showed it was not unreasonably risky.
If you search my posting history, you will see that back in 2009 I thought people who knew they were waiting until marriage, and had their spouses tested for HPV, probably wouldn't want to risk this vaccine. I'm not sure I'd feel the same way today, although that is certainly the lowest-risk group.
I never had my daughter vaccinated, but now that she is 18, I reminded her to discuss it with her physician at her next check-up, and to make her own decision.
But I still don't think it should be on the school-required list. I wrote about that back in 2008, and my one column even got cited on a vaccination-news web site (unfortunately, my column was on a web server that my paper took down, so it's not available online anymore):
February 8, 2008 - Double standards with HPV vaccine - Manassas Journal Messenger - "The government has no business forcing people to do what government thinks is best for them. [...] Parents can decide about vaccination in consultation with their doctors, not on orders from the government." The Virginia Department of Health currently requires vaccinations against 11 diseases that equally affect men and women, including measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and polio. My inner Libertarian would carry Mr. Reichley's position to the logical conclusion that parents should be able to decide on any or no vaccinations for their children. Yet Mr. Reichley only opposes mandatory HPV immunization. Why?"
So I was known at the time to oppose Gardasil vaccination while not fighting other mandatory vaccinations.