I came across this article today: http://www.dddmag.com/news-Vaccine-Trial-Recruitment-Wraps-Up-22212.aspx
Please read. It's just a short and sweet news article. There area a few things about this that baffle me, and so I will be doing more reading on the topic just for my own personal knowledge.
1.) When it has already been "proven" that on average 90% of HPV cases resolve on their own, why is a vaccination for people who are already infected needed? Is this for that unfortunate 10%? And how is one to know if they fall in that 10%? Who's job is it to determine if *my* body will be able to fight off the HPV infection or not? Who's job is it to decide that I am part of that unfortunate 10% and I need a post-vaccine? (I'm sure no one reads this, but if you do and need proof of this 90/10-ish ratio, I'll surely post it)
2.) Am I to trust an uncontrolled study conducted on a group of 47 women? I say uncontrolled because according to the article all 47 women will be or are receiving the experimental vaccine. Where is the control?
3.) Are these 47 selected women so special that the resulting information from the study they are involved in will definitely and accurately speak for the entire female population of the US? If so, I want to know how I, too, can become like one of these special women.
4.) Why is it that our nation has become so lazy to the point that we're uninformed? Why can't parents properly educate their children about sex and the potential for a relationship between sex and disease? Why is it that we rely on government, pharma and doctors to decide what is and is not best for our children, and poison them with this be-all-end-all cure, wonder drug, vaccine, etc? Is it so that we can avoid the topics that are sensitive? Is it because, similar to spanking as discipline turned to abuse, talking to our children about sex is soon to be considered abuse?
Every year when I saw my OB/GYN she pushed the HPV vaccine Guardasil on me. Every year I declined, then my mailbox was bombarded for a few months with information about how deadly the disease is and that the vaccine is necessary for all women ages 13-26. As soon as I turned 26 she stopped mentioning the vaccine. When I became pregnant at 28 she again mentioned that I should have (and could still, though I was a bit too old) been vaccinated against HPV, and god forbid anything happen during child birth that this baby is exposed, I'd really regret my decision, huh? I was outraged! HOW could my baby be exposed during childbirth if I am not infected? Does the doctor plan to infect my child by other means? Hmmmmm... Funny how this works. Seems like she was just using scare tactics to get me to comply, and thankfully I used my intelligence to decline. Following that visit I started reading up on Guardasil. Never ever ever will I or my daughter (and future daughters and sons for that matter) ever receive a vaccine against a sexually transmitted disease that proper education and safe sex practices can prevent. And if I or any of my children contract such a disease, well, shame on us.
I also don't trust any drug research conducted on a group of only 47 women with no control. Food for thought.
