Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I know on this list we usually talk in terms of how to get paid for immunizing, where to buy vaccines, etc...but I have more of a clinical question. Am I the only one not thrilled with Gardasil ? Sure the CDC recommended it...and surely they are smarter than I..but I really wonder how smart we are to spend that much money on something with such limited potential benefit. I mostly don't see kids, so it doesn't come up for me that much, but see my handout that I whipped up because there is a family bringing in a young gal today and they specified that they want Gardasil. The other vaccine I lie awake worrying about is that for varicella....We now have a generation of teens, soon to be young adults who do not have natural immunity...and lucky for the vaccine manufacturer (Merck, I think) will now need a lifetime of periodic boosters...and they don't dare just blow it off and take their chances...varicella is much more wicked in adults.. We have seen what the fear of shigles has done for the sales of Zostavax.... yet another vaccine I have doubts about. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against immunizations. My kids got all the recommended ones.... I get a flu shot every year....My horses get a whole pile of them every January and West Nile boosters in the warm months, and Flu-rhino 2-4 times per year...but these newer ones worry me. What do you guys think?Annie-- Annie SkaggsLexington, KY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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