There are several vaccines that I am comfortable with that my boys had to have before starting school as well as while attending school. The Gardasil vaccine and yes it is recommended for boys to have them has me a bit uncertain I would rather have the choice for these vaccines. Would I choose to have my oldest vaccinated I would need more information first.
http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html
HPV vaccines are given as a series of three shots over 6 months to protect against HPV infection and the health problems that HPV infection can cause. There are three HPV vaccines (Cervarix, Gardasil, and Gardasil 9). Girls and young women should get any of these HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer.
Two of the HPV vaccines (Gardasil and Gardasil 9) also protect against genital warts and **** cancer in both females and males. Boys should get one of these HPV vaccines to prevent **** cancer and genital warts. Girls can get either of these vaccines to prevent cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, **** cancer and genital warts.
Catch-up vaccination
This vaccine is recommended for the following people who have not completed the 3-dose series:
•Females 13 through 26 years of age.
•Males 13 through 21 years of age.
This vaccine may be given to men 22 through 26 years of age who have not completed the 3-dose series.
It is recommended for men through age 26 who have sex with men or whose immune system is weakened because of HIV infection, other illness, or medications.
HPV vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines.
Who else should get the HPV vaccine?
All kids who are 11 or 12 years old should get the three-dose series of HPV vaccine to protect against HPV. Teen boys and girls who did not start or finish the HPV vaccine series when they were younger should get it now. Young women can get HPV vaccine through age 26, and young men can get vaccinated through age 21. The vaccine is also recommended for any man who has sex with men through age 26, and for men with compromised immune systems (including HIV) through age 26, if they did not get HPV vaccine when they were younger.
Edited by
SM8
on Mon 09/21/15 06:51 PM