Originally Posted by lisacb

I saw it and read the articles. My pediatrician really pushes this vacine and I've put it off. Finally, she told me that it starts to be less effective after age 16 and so I relented 2 weeks ago and got my 15 1/2 year old the 1st shot. She was pushing me on my 12 year old. I did not get it yet for her. Now I'm second guessing my decision. I almost hate going to their well child checks. I really like this pediatrician, but I'm tired of being pushed on this! BTW, other than a sore arm, she had no reactions to it. The good thing is he isn't saying it's dangerous, just that it may not be as effective as they thought it may be.

Lisa