Cervical Cancer Jab alert

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Young girls are very un-educated on smears and why women have them, and the possible complications and undetected illness and serious implications that may lie. And this injection is a small way to protect them from this.

I would rather my 11 year old when she reaches the age has the injection and has a better chance of protection than others who don't. SOME of the causes are better than none. If you had the chance of something that may better your chance , would you not take it?

I'd probably be more concerned about their chances of getting HIV if they are thinking a vaccine will protect them from a sexually transmitted disease.

By the way, they have also developed a vaccine against cocaine addiction. Since the chances are greater that young people will do cocaine than die of cervical cancer, how long will it be before that vaccine is mandatory? And people thanking the government for taking care of them.

[Sweltered]

We were forced to get our kids innocculated for MMR, and although (as far as we know) there were no side effects, I still regret caving in. But they wouldn't have been able to go to school without having it.

Of course it's easier to vaccinate than to educate, isn't it.

[Malky]

Of course it's easier to vaccinate than to educate, isn't it.

I think its more that some will not be educated. It's like we all know smoking is bad for you but many people still smoke. Knowing that what you do is wrong/dangerous/stupid or whatever doesn't mean you won't do it

[Rabmacd]

We were forced to get our kids innocculated for MMR, and although (as far as we know) there were no side effects, I still regret caving in. But they wouldn't have been able to go to school without having it.

Of course it's easier to vaccinate than to educate, isn't it.

Sweltered,

we weren't forced, we had the choice. My younger daughter got the first one and had a very strange reaction. She cried for about two weeks, which wasn't normal for her. She was a quiet wee thing. My wife and I put it down to the MMR and decided then that she wasn't going to have the next set. She never has. My older daughter has the full set and has recently had the CC jab, thankfully with no side effects

[Sweltered]

Just saw a message on my facebook from an old school friend who mentioned that she didn't get her daughter vaccinated (she is a nurse the school friend not the daughter), and all the other girls who weren't vaccinated had either nurses or doctors for parents. As she said, think about it...