Should Your Daughter Receive the HPV Vaccine?

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  “Don't Withhold Vaccines to Influence Behavior”

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Wearing a helmet when you ride a bicycle does not make you a more reckless bike rider. By the same logic, having your daughter receive the HPV vaccine should not make her any more prone to engage in at-risk behavior.

While the vaccine provides significant protection, it does not protect against all forms of cervical cancers. It will still be important that women who receive the vaccine to exercise good judgment and to continue getting screened for cervical cancer. Still, the prospect of a 70% reduction in cervical cancer makes this vaccine a sound and important investment in your daughter's health.

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"Yes" Partnership for Prevention

• This Vaccine Will Save Lives
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• The Vaccine is Safe
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• Don't Withhold Vaccines to Influence Behavior
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"Yes" ACSH

• All Pre-Teen and Young Teen Girls Should be Vaccinated Against HPV
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• Most Women Infected with HPV are Unaware of the Infection
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• Reducing the Pool of Infected Women Would Lower Rates of Transmission
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"No" Sigrid Fry-Revere

• HPV Is Not as Big a Threat as Some People Think
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• Deaths from HPV-Related Cancers Are Highly Preventable
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• The HPV Vaccine Is Not as Effective as Most People Think
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• The Vaccine Could Create a False Sense of Security
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• Need for HPV Vaccination Likely to Be Eclipsed by Other Developments
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• HPV Vaccination Does Little to Promote the Common Good
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• The Principle of Unintended Consequences
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Most Objections

• All Pre-Teen and Young Teen Girls Should be Vaccinated Against HPV
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• Most Women Infected with HPV are Unaware of the Infection
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• Reducing the Pool of Infected Women Would Lower Rates of Transmission
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