Comments on: The HPV Vaccine–Is the Hype For Real? http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/08/25/the-hpv-vaccine-is-the-hype-for-real/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JENNIFER DREW http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/08/25/the-hpv-vaccine-is-the-hype-for-real/comment-page-1/#comment-113399 JENNIFER DREW Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:12:22 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/08/25/the-hpv-vaccine-is-the-hype-for-real/#comment-113399 Likewise here in the UK there has been an intensive and still on-going campaign wherein this vaccine is claimed to protect young women from cervical cancer. Yet oddly enough young men and boys are not being offered this vaccine. Despite the fact transmission occurs via heterosexual penetrative sex. Also, this vaccine which is very expensive does not in fact 'protect women and girls from contracting HPV.' This is because there are numerous types of HPV. Naturally Gardasil is keen to sell this product despite misgivings and evidence proving there are serious and life-threatening side effects. The blatant fact aggressive promotion has not once been addressed to males speaks for itself. Instead women once again are being used as guinea pigs. Claims that challenging this vaccine is due to misguided sexual prudishness or morals completely misses the point. If this vaccine works then why are not males vaccinated. After all a vaccine cannot work if only half a group are vaccinated and not the other half. Likewise here in the UK there has been an intensive and still on-going campaign wherein this vaccine is claimed to protect young women from cervical cancer. Yet oddly enough young men and boys are not being offered this vaccine. Despite the fact transmission occurs via heterosexual penetrative sex.

Also, this vaccine which is very expensive does not in fact ‘protect women and girls from contracting HPV.’ This is because there are numerous types of HPV. Naturally Gardasil is keen to sell this product despite misgivings and evidence proving there are serious and life-threatening side effects.

The blatant fact aggressive promotion has not once been addressed to males speaks for itself. Instead women once again are being used as guinea pigs. Claims that challenging this vaccine is due to misguided sexual prudishness or morals completely misses the point. If this vaccine works then why are not males vaccinated. After all a vaccine cannot work if only half a group are vaccinated and not the other half.

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