If an AIDS/HIV vaccine was created would you allow your children to get it?

Question

If an AIDS/HIV vaccine (not a cure but an injection that would prevent them from contracting it) was created would you allow your children to get it? If so at what age would you, or would you not let them get it because you think that gives them permission to have sex?

I would give it to my child as soon as they hit puberty whether that comes at age 8 or 11? As along as the doctor says its safe.

Answer 1

I would not only let them, I would take them to take it myself. Why is it that if something has the word sex in it it becomes taboo. Is a health issue. I look at it this way. Lets say you have a dog. You train your dog not to lay on the sofa. What is to prevent the dog from laying on the sofa once you leave the house. Some dogs will obey and others won't. Same with people. You can give people the best advice in the world but in the end is their desition regardless of what age they are. If kids abstain from sex great. If they don't then at least thats one less thing that we have to worry about. The morons of these world are more than happy to denied kids such a vaccine because they view sex as evil. I think that kids having sex is too young but just because they fall under temptation it doesn't have to mean a death sentence. Also, it is ridiculous to think that every parent is a good parent. By making such a vaccine mandatory it will make it so that less fortunate kids would have access to them.

Also, is a good economics. I rather pay $2,000 for a vaccine than the close to millions a person would pay in medical bills and medication it would take to keep the person going.

One thing though. I would wait untill is proven that the vaccine is safe. Drug companies are businesses and the purpose of businesses is to make money. I would like to make sure that the push is for a good reason and not to make some guy a quick million without the propper testing.

One more thing. How come people always talk in terms of having permicion to have sex. The only permision you need is from your partners. How many of you asked your parents if it was ok to have sex with your boyfriend/girlfriend? NONE!!. None in the history of the human race has. They just do it period. Neither kids nor adults will ever ask permision. The whole concept is stupid. People like to think they wish they can tell someone not to. Is not real though. Just like alcohol ,if someone wants to do it they will.

Answer 2

My brother died of AIDS. It was in the 80's before they had the cocktails that they do now. It was a horrible, painful way to die. He was in his early 30's. I would never deny my children the security of being vaccinated. It's a protection against one of the worst disease ever. If I would protect them from polio, why not AIDS?

It is not in any way permission to have sex. Kids who are of the mindset to have sex will do it no matter what. Kids who drink and drive make a decision to do so and so on. If you try your best to raise your kids to have values and point out the other dangers of having sex--other STDs, they will not have sex just because they feel that it'd be safe. Some kids, no matter how hard you try, will still do what they want.

Despite whatever you do to try to stop it, if some feel that it's a green light, isn't it better that they won't die from a stupid teenage decision?

I would give the injection when doctors recommend it, just as I would give my daughter an injection against cervical cancer. I have 2 teenage boys. We've raised them not to objectify women.
I believe they would be responsible towards a woman that they care for, but I would prefer being safe.

Ask the countless mothers who have lost children to AIDS, they would all choose the vaccine. People who would deny their child protection from something so horrible, would have to be cruel and irresponsible.

Answer 3

To tell the truth, I'd still tell my kids that the best thing would be to find out if they're about to sleep with an HIV+ person, and then take the vaccine if they are. I know there are a lot of people who are positive, but I find it rather disturbing that they might not reveal this to their intimates. To me, that constitutes a kind of extortion; if you have to take a prescription just to have sex, something isn't right... Yes, I know, contraception is almost exactly the same, but if you don't want to take it, you don't have to.

Answer 4

Are you working for a drug company?

Its a no brainer that you would let them get the vaccine, just like kids get all kinds of other vaccines at the appropriate age reccomended by the doctor!!!

Answer 5

Yes, I would allow my children to get the vaccine. You may look at it like I would be giving them permission to have sex, but I would be also protecting them from the transmission of the disease from sex crimes. it wouldn't matter what age they were, as long as it was safe for them to receive it.

Answer 6

Sure, I'd allow them to get it. Yep, around puberty, too. I don't think it gives them permission to have sex. It's just an added precaution, like this new HPV vaccine out for girls now.

Answer 7

I would allow my children to get it, probably around 12 or 13.
I cannot think of any reasons not to allow it.
Wouldn't that be great - lets hope it happens soon.

Answer 8

Since it's a behaviorly spread disease, they can wait until they hit 18 to make the decision on their own. Side affects of any shot are something to consider. Let me ask you all this: would you let a doctor inject you with dead HIV viruses? And if one of them was no-so-dead? People do have negative reactions to shots.

Answer 9

I would let them get it along with their immunization shots just to be safe..I know of people who still have contracted hepatitis from blood transfusions..so if that can be missed..i'm not completely secure about AIDS...rembmer it's not just contracted from sex

Answer 10

No! because we are already test dummies for the U.S.A .(Bush)
Look at all the people the Bush has put in the war already.
HIV and AIDS are not the same so they can not give a vaccine.