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gibbler1010:
In todays day in age... casual sex seems to be the norm.. however, an epidemic of HPV is breaking an all time high in statistics.. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus.. not disease that is almost unavoidable to prevent, other than abstaining from any sexual contact.. even condom use doesn't really make it preventable.

HPV is the virus that causes most cervical cancer among young females.. with cancer screening.. meaning Pap test and the actual HPV test.. it can be caught in time.. I myself suffer from this.. Over 80% of the population will have contact with this virus at one point in their lives.. pretty scary I'd say.

So.. fortunately; they have come out with a vaccination called Gardasil.. the only thing of it is.. you have to be a virgin pretty much to have any advantages with it. So given that alot of girls are becoming sexually active at a younger age.. it has been suggested that parents use  it as a preschool kind of vaccination. A smart idea in my opinion.. but alot of parents refuse to even think about this suggestion.. are parents really that naive to think that their children are never going to be sexually active..?? I mean here we have not a cure for cervical cancer.. but damn near pretty close.. and parents are refusing it.. Just insanity.. It is even available to young boys I believe.. considering they are the hosts of this virus.. even though it may not ever show symptoms.

 So as you can see.. I am all for people getting this vaccine shot.. it can save your life.

Quantum:
Yes, I remember this in the news about 9 months ago, and them talking about administering the vaccine about the age of 6 - 8. Seems sensible enough in my opinion, any parent who wants to associate a stigma with something that has a good chance of preventing a common type of cancer is in my opinion a completely idiot.

gibbler1010:
I agree.. I just don't understand how anyone would be against it at all.. there hasn't really been any side effects with it other than some mild itching at the injection site.. that can happen with any injection pretty much, you are abraising the skin afterall.. People really need to get their crap together and quit living with blinders on.

billyfridge:
Nice one Gibbler.....l've not heard of this yet. I have two granddaughters at school, so l'll tell their mother about it. Their grandmother, my wife, died of cervical cancer at 36, so they might take notice.

gibbler1010:
Yes, billy.. you should really look into it.. it could save their lives.. I am not sure if it's available in the UK as of yet.. but if it's not.. is surely will be.

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