Hey Guy! Are these some of your patients?

[DaShi]

He's just getting desperate for attention now that most of the forum is completely bored of his antics.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Dude, you're the one depicting your own namesake as a tranny.

No, I am. Molly's idea.

He's just being a good sport, wearing it. -Because, funny.

[snoopy369]

http://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_per.asp

http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/iac/2013/06/27/82-efficacy-of-the-hpv-vaccines/

DTaP (Diptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, which you errantly referred to as DPT): 80-85% after all 3 doses
HPV: 82% after at least one of three doses

50+% reduction in the strains it protects against even with less than 35% immunization rates?

Yes, we should definitely draw a line. Between idiots thinking they're in the 1800s and intelligent people using science to make decisions.

[dannubis]

The anti vaccination crowd shoudl be forced to tend for the victims next time an outbreak occurs of a completely avoidable infectuous desease.

[Ben Kenobi]

Dude, you're the one depicting your own namesake as a tranny.

Buster put it up and I decided to play along. Because I have a sense of humor, and we've already established that you do not.

Well, aside from attacking me 24/7 that you seem to believe is 'funny'. (hint, JR, it's not).

[Ben Kenobi]

DTaP (Diptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, which you errantly referred to as DPT): 80-85% after all 3 doses

Oh, here we go. I was waiting for this. Nitpicks in asserting that the reference is erroneous despite the fact that it's correct, and the fact that he perfectly understood what was meant. Odd that. In fact, DTaP is *not* the same vaccine. There are differences between DTaP and the DPT vaccine.

Do you believe that HPV should be a mandatory vaccine, alongside DPT and MMR?

50+% reduction in the strains it protects against even with less than 35% immunization rates?

Compared with MMR, and DPT for that matter. (which I notice you left out). Tetanus is sort of the odd one out of the big six - and that leaves the question - why are these the six chosen for immunization? Do you think this simply happened at random? Or were they chosen because they were communicable diseases with similar disease vectors that could generally be treated via herd immunity through immunization?

Snoopy - it's not hard to figure out why these six (and not others) were chosen, just as smallpox and polio were slated for elimination due to not having vectors outside of people.

Yes, we should definitely draw a line. Between idiots thinking they're in the 1800s and intelligent people using science to make decisions.

Again, are you suggesting that HPV should be a required vaccination for everyone?

I would suggest that since the disease vector for HPV is very different that vaccination should not be required. Or you do you believe you can catch HPV from being in the same room as someone?

[Dinner]

I heard the anti-vacs fad is decreasing now so it seems the public health campaigns are having some effect.

[MrFun]

I heard the anti-vacs fad is decreasing now so it seems the public health campaigns are having some effect.

[100% Wolf]

I heard the anti-vacs fad is decreasing now so it seems the public health campaigns are having some effect.

Apparently Ben is one of the anti-vaccers or something. I can't be bothered to read his posts more closely.

[Ben Kenobi]

I can't be bothered to read his posts more closely.

I believe this is what they refer to as an 'informed position'.

[Guynemer]

Apparently Ben is one of the anti-vaccers or something. I can't be bothered to read his posts more closely.

I can't be bothered to read them at all.

So if you are trying to troll me, Ben, or (more likely) you are expressing some dumbass half-formed actual opinion based on, at best, terrible research, save your goddamned energy.

[Ben Kenobi]

So if you are trying to troll me, Ben, or (more likely) you are expressing some dumbass half-formed actual opinion based on, at best, terrible research, save your goddamned energy.

I'm responding to JR's request for my opinions on the matter. Take it up with him, as he seems unable to draw a distinction between HPV and MMR.

[molly bloom]

I would like the anti vaccine crowd to have a good look at some really lovely pictures.

Confluent smallpox :



Meningitis in infants :



Polio :



Now all they have to do to stop their children acquiring a very unpleasant disease (obviously not the first) is clearly wish very hard, just the same way these people and their parents did.

m.b., measles and mumps survivor.

[-Jrabbit]

I'm responding to JR's request for my opinions on the matter. Take it up with him, as he seems unable to draw a distinction between HPV and MMR.

Ben seems determined to turn this thread into a referendum on the HPV vaccine. Apparently, it's my fault somehow.

[DaShi]

Ben never takes responsibility for his actions. And that's your fault Jrabbit.