"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 14:09:16 +0100, Janet > wrote:
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>> In article >, says...
>> >
>> >
>> > Wrong. If it were that important, then it would be added to the lists
>> > of
>> > required shots. It's not.
>>
>> It is, in UK
>>
>> http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccina...ges/hpv-human-
>> papillomavirus-vaccine.aspx
>>
>> "All girls aged 12 to 13 are offered HPV (human papilloma virus)
>> vaccination as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme. The
>> vaccine protects against cervical cancer. It's usually given to girls in
>> year eight at schools in England.
>>
>> According to Cancer Research UK, cervical cancer is the second
>> mostcommon cancer in women under the age of 35.
>> Which girls should have the HPV vaccination?
>>
>> The HPV vaccine is part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme and
>> is routinely offered to secondary school girls aged 12 and 13.
>> It's a safe vaccine and there are very few girls who aren't suitable for
>> HPV vaccination. However, special precautions may need to be taken for
>> girls with certain health conditio
>
> ns, or who have ever had a severe
>> allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).
>>
>> Read more about who should have the HPV vaccine."
>> HPV vaccine safety
>>
>> http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vaccina...cine-cervarix-
>> gardasil-safety.aspx
>>
>>
>> janet UK
>
> A HMO called Kaiser Permanente (which operates in California;
> Colorado; Georgia; Hawaii; Maryland; Oregon; Virginia; Washington;
> Washington D.C.) has it on their list too. I texted my DIL to see if
> my 14 YO grandson had gotten it yet and she says he did.
>
> http://kff.org/womens-health-policy/...ss-and-use-in/
>
> According to that document
>
> The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
> recommends that all girls and boys get vaccinated at age 11 or 12, and
> that girls and women ages 13-26 and boys and men ages 13-21 be given a
> "catch-up" vaccination. The vaccine is recommended for use in men
> ages 22-26 if they have not been previously vaccinated, are
> immunocompromised, or engage in sexual activity with other men. ACIP
> recommended the vaccine for females in 2006 and added the
> recommendation for males in 2011. ACIP recommended the new HPV vaccine
> in February 2015 for females ages 9-26 and boys ages 9-15. Off label
> use for the new vaccine for males ages 16-21 is allowed, and a
> recommendation for this age group is expected to follow in the coming
> years.
>
> I don't know if Julie expects a social worker to knock on her door and
> tell her to vaccinate her child or what. Apparently an easy way to
> prevent certain forms of cancer isn't of any concern.
Nobody is going to show up here. As I said... Her Dr. said he could not
recommend it. Neither could he not recommend it. He said for us to do
research and decide. We did. Now let it go. It's no an easy way. It's a
controversial vaccine based on the bad things it can do to people and we
actually do know one of those people. Nothing will change my mind on this
one. You're clueless. Move along..