The Promiscuity Vaccine: ’cause Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

North American governments, and by that I mean all governments, have been doing something very disappointing so far in this budget year. Starting in the upcoming school year, all girls in grade 8 will be given a vaccine, Gardasil, which is supposed to guard against the STD human papilloma virus (or HPV as it’s commonly known as). Gardasil has been getting a bit of coverage because of the controversial purpose for pumping girls full of it; after all, why give a young lady on the verge of puberty a drug that is supposed to protect against an STD unless you expect her to go out there and get an STD (and I think the acronym is pretty clear on how one gets STDs). Once again, the state is making a moral decision on behalf of parents and leaving us with the bill.

Oh, but it gets better! This Macleans article, currently on their website, uncovers how the Holy Grail of social depravity in fact contains a poisoned wine for some girls which could even be lethal! What is the response of governments so far? Insert head (A) into sand (B) basically. The company that produces Gardasil naturally denies any harmful side effects, and I don’t blame them for being slow off the mark, but if the government is going to insist on protecting our kids, wouldn’t you expect them to um, well, protect our kids? This is the stuff lawsuits are made of folks!