• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    My neighbor won’t let her kids get it because of a weird mix of antivax sentiment that sprang up when Biden became president - and also because HPV can be sexually transmitted and she doesn’t want her kids having premarital sex.

    Could you imagine getting cancer because your mom is a moron? Those poor kids.

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      3 days ago

      It’s so short sighted!

      They have raised the upper limit on ages that can get the vaccine, so hopefully her kids will get caught up when they’re out from under her roof.

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        Yeah, I wonder about that though. Do you know what childhood vaccines you got? Does your current doctor have a record? I feel like when I was an adult and established care, I had to fill out some forms myself and just say “yeah I got the standard vaccine schedule.” If my mom had objected to some random vaccine and didn’t tell me, I probably would have no clue.

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      The logic there is insane.

      “Oh cool I got a vaccine. I suppose now I’ll live a life of promiscuity!”

      “Nooo, the potential HPV was supposed to scare you into modesty!”