"Kathleen" > wrote in message
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> Graham wrote:
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>> "Kathleen" > wrote in message
>> ...
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>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>>>>I have to explain everything. Oral sex. OK, oral sex. And in case you
>>>>have not figured it out yet, one can give it as well as receieve it.
>>>>Not everyone owns a hot tub.
>>>
>>>
>>>And, oral sex is not a "get out of jail free" card, as far as STDs go.
>>>
>>>I insisted that my daughter receive the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. It
>>>entailed a three-shot series of IM injections that are obviously painful,
>>>even in non-wimpy girls. In Missouri, the shots are available at no cost
>>>from Planned Parenthood to girls whose health insurance does not cover
>>>it. Outside this program you're looking at $175.00 per shot - $525 for
>>>the series.
>>>
>>>Currently, only female teenagers are eligible.
>>>
>>>However, this morning I read that the HPV virus also predisposes both
>>>males and females to tongue and throat cancers.
>>>http://www.physorg.com/news143133664.html
>>>
>>>My daughter was literally gleeful at the thought that her younger brother
>>>might need to receive the same series of innoculations.
>>>
>>
>> They are available here free and the inoculation program is carried out
>> through the school boards, except for the Catholic school boards who
>> seem to think that their little angels will remain virgins until they get
>> married!
>
> I substitute teach in my kids' (public) school district. No info on the
> Gardasil vaccine was provided and when I spoke to the school nurses at my
> kids' schools they behaved as if I'd given them a link to a kiddie porn
> web site.
>
> OTOH, when my husband mentioned the free vaccine to a fellow tool and tie
> maker at work (in the context of bad reaction to painful shots), she
> nearly fainted because she'd paid full price to immunize her daughters.
>
> Morals aside, I recommend universal vaccination of teen and pre-teen
> females. No matter what your feelings on premarital sex might be, your
> daughter may still be subjected to physical or mental coercement.
>
Agreed! I'm certain that my grand-daughter will get the jab when she's old
enough. It was the local papist bishop who stopped the catholic board from
administering it. That's the same lot who stop condoms being promoted in
Africa to help fight the spread of HIV.
Graham