Benjamin Ryan
The reason the HPV vaccine is recommended for preadolescent children is that the goal is to get them to finish the sequence *before* they become sexually active. The vaccine is shown to prevent multiple cancers in both men and women. And there is no evidence it impacts sexual behavior in young people.
Jennifer Greenberg 🕊️
I’m not anti-vaccine, but it bothers me that my kids’ pediatrician has repeatedly “strongly advised” the HPV vaccine (for STDs). They wanted to give it to my 9YO and 10YO today. I planned to get a new pediatrician last year after leaks of “gender affirming care” and the transitioning of kids by Texas Children’s but I hadn’t gotten around to it yet. I hate “the new normal” and I don’t want it for me or my family.