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Gardasil 9 Vaccine
Hey 🙂 I would like your opinion on the HPV vaccine Gardasil for a 14 year old. Any feedback would be appreciated Thanks!
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Hi – if you have an hour to spare, I highly encourage you to watch this entire session with Dr. Elana Roumell about childhood vaccines which is posted in the All Call Recordings to help you feel more empowered about the subject.
And if you don’t have time to watch it all, then skip to ~38 min mark where one of our members asked about the HPV vaccine to hear the discussion.
Hope this helps!
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I had a look at the recording and as much as it makes sense to just monitor it yearly, I am still unsure what to make of it to be honest. My niece is about to have the vaccine – she is only 13 but she gets to only take it twice if she does it now as oppose to three later on if she decides to take it. Do you think the effect of the vaccine is more detrimental to its protection?
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And if you take the vaccine and are exposed to the virus – the vaccine will fully protect you from getting HPV even though you got exposed?
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please read the insert for HPV vaccine here to help you make a more informed choice on what it’s made with and what are the risks.
If you’re looking for my opinion, it’s biased. My opinion is that Gardasil vaccine is targeting specific strains of the virus. And as you know, viruses change, so if a person comes across a different strain, the vaccine won’t be effective. It’s also sexually transmitted so I question why they push it on children who are not sexually active.
The other downside to this vaccine in my opinion is the aluminum adjuvant. Plus, the listed adverse reactions of the vaccine as described in the link I shared above are pretty serious.
It’s always a matter of looking at the risks vs. benefits. So my thought process asks the following question: if my child was to end up getting this virus and showing abnormal cervical growths, is there something natural that is clinically proven to prevent and treat it later on? And the response is yes! We’ve had previous posts in the community about that here and here if you’d like to learn more about it.
And the immune system when robust is capable of handling pathogens, including viruses. So from a preventative perspective, looking to support and optimize immune function (and therefore gut health), is again in my opinion, the safest way.
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Thanks Bernadette. This makes sense, I guess why take the vaccine particularly at that age and when you can actually do something about it. I was also under the impression that it covered other types and prevented other cancers.
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correct, it protects against certain strains – not all. As the insert states, “GARDASIL 9 protects only against those vulvar, vaginal, anal, oropharyngeal and other head and neck cancers caused by HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.
GARDASIL 9 has not been demonstrated to provide protection against disease caused by:
• HPV types not covered by the vaccine”
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