I don't have the studies here (on holiday!) but I'll happily send the bits and pieces I've read when I'm back home and can find them... I've not kept all the links etc but I can do some looking around again. But from what I understand, yes, these 2-3 strains cause more cancers than any other 2-3 strains of the virus. BUT not more than the other 70-odd strains put together. They do cause a fair whack, but it's less than half of the cervical cancers from HPV that are caused by these strains.

I just think it's giving people a false sense of immunity. And viruses mutate SO quickly that in a few years' time this will be a worthless vaccine. We need new cold and flu jabs each year (well I don't as I refuse to vaccinate for viruses, given that I'm low risk), why do we think HPV is different?

Every other vaccine I have given DS has a high level of data and knowledge with it. This is so unknown and, to my mind, ineffectual that I don't see the point in giving it.