WTF???
How can my government tell me I HAVE to get a vaccine for cervical cancer? Granted, it’s not a BAD idea to get vaccinated. HOWEVER, I have a true problem with a pharmaceutical agenda influencing my politicians’ decisions. What if I don’t trust the vaccine? What if I’m one of those people who decide NOT to use it? Where does the government get off telling me that I HAVE to be medicated? Last I checked, cervical cancer wasn’t contagious. Yes, I KNOW HPV is, but shouldn’t you be making the effort to EDUCATE women instead of saying, “Oh, they’re too stupid to figure it out; let’s just poke them instead so the big pharaceutical company can make lots of money and I can line my political campaign coffers with drug money…”
No, Rick, no.
The only thing that would make this okay for me is if men have to have mandatory prostate screenings every year, as decreed by law. And the wives/girlfriends get to watch. And post the pictures on the Internet.
February 7th, 2007 at 11:00 am
I’ll tell you what I told my step-daughter who thought the shot was only for women who “slept around”. I told her no matter how a disease is transmitted, you still need to protect yourself and get the shot. You never know what can happen. It’s like someone running around saying, “I’m not getting that shot, I don’t want the state telling me I can’t have measles.” It’s a matter of public health.
Would you get the shot if it was for breast cancer?
And you don’t have to get any immunizations you don’t want to. But if you kid goes to public school, she will. And I’m glad for that.
~Jef
February 7th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
You need to put the coffee down!
February 13th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
i’m torn – my grandmother died of cervical cancer so I actually think it’s a good things however i do not believe the govt should mandate such a thing.