Thanks Skylark! What do you know about Gardasil? I have a 13 yr. old that "should" get it, but I have also postponed that vaccine. I have done some research and like the H1N1 vaccine are controversial.
Here is a pretty extensive report on Gardasil
http://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/2008/JWReportFDAhpvVaccineRecords.pdfI think this will help to answer most of the questions.
On the controversy and why's ... here is a link to Dr Mercola site, there some links from the article that you can get more information from...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/03/10/growing-controversy-over-new-merck-vaccines.aspxHope this helps...
Remember, you just need to make sure that you make informed decision, and chose what is best for your child based on the evidence and facts, and not what some doctors would tell you.
For instance, our pediatritian believes herself that both HB and Gardasil vaccines are not necessary and dangerous, but of course the choice is in the hands of the parents...