Friday, October 26, 2007

Seriously, what's wrong with some people?

In the UK the government is planning on starting giving vaccine against the HPV virus, in school, to all girls 12 and 13 years of age.

The HPV virus, that is transmitted through sexual intercourse, causes 70% of all cases of cervical cancer. There are 2800 cases of cervical cancer every year in the UK.

You think that everybody would be happy about the vaccine, and the fact that the government is planning on giving it to all girls, before they supposedly have started any sexual activity, and therefore they will not get the HPV virus.

Wrong! Everybody's not happy. Some catholic organization is now afraid that this action will make young girls more promiscuous, because of their awareness of being immune to the HPV virus.

Hello!! What's wrong with some people?? I mean, most kids have never heard about the HPV virus, so a vaccine against it will surely not change their sexual activities. And what happened to HIV and all the other sexually transmitted diseases? I seriously doubt that kids are going to think: "Great, now we're immune to the HPV virus. Fuck the other risks of unprotected sex, let's sleep around like never before!"

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