The first respondent to this article has missed the point - "Let them die of a preventable disease." No-one wants anyone to die of a "preventable" disease. This article is questioning the validity of this vaccine as "disease prevention" and is also questioning the safety of the vaccine considering the side effects that have been reported and the deaths. Further to this, a good point about changing behavior was made - changing behavior prevents against all sti's, not just this hpv. If young people continue to sleep around, they are at risk of more than just hpv - what about herpes? What about HIV? Maybe these two aren't as "common" as hpv, but the latter in particular is far more devastating and there is no chance of it being cleared by the immune system which is what usually happens with hpv infection.
Rather than attacking the character of the authors, how about addressing the points raised in the article?

This has to be one of the most irrational and profoundly ignorant pieces on OLO for a long time.

As any grandmother of average IQ would recognise, the symptoms reported by the Melbourne girls during the vaccination process are a textbook description of the somatic symptoms of anxiety. And yes, adolescents sometimes get anxious about having needles. Sometimes they even faint.

The three cardiovascular deaths reported in the US are no more than would be expected in this age group without the vaccine given the vast numbers of girls involved. While any death is tragic, there is absolutely nothing to connect those deaths with the vaccine. One girl apparently had viral pericarditis and the other two were taking the OCP – a well recognised risk factor for blood clots.

Yes Gardasil is genetically engineered, as are many of the best and safest vaccines and therapeutic products in current use. Where do Melinda and Renate think human insulin for diabetics comes from? What is their point?

The motivation behind this article is obvious. The opposition to the vaccine comes from the religious right who oppose any efforts to prevent STIs that aren’t focussed on the promotion of abstinence, an approach that could most generously be described as “public health by wishful thinking”. The authors’ half baked “feminism” does little to conceal this, and will cost women’s lives.

If you want to fully grasp the culture of corruption tied to the marketing of Gardasil, click here:

How Dangerous Are Merck's Thought Police

http://www.opednews.com/articles/life_a_pam_mart_070402_how_dangerous_are_me.ht

It should also be noted that abstinence programs are in name but not deed.
As this study suggests 'Virginity Pledgers' substitute other high-risk behaviours and are less likely to use condoms. Also they have similar rates of STD's to non-pledging teens
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=21606

I made the effort to look at the report re gardasil deaths 3 hours after the injection it reads in full

"Information was received from a physicians assistant - PA, via a company representative, concerning a female patient who was vaccinated (date unspecified) with a dose of gardasil the PA reported that "the patient died of a blood clot 3 hours after getting the Gardasil vaccine" The PA clarified that the patient was not vaccinated in her office. Additional information has been requested."

So the nasty Merck, was vigilant enough to report an anecdotal report of an unspecified death.

Maybe the authors of this crud article would like to comment on the unsubstantiated rumour they cite as fact.

I don't know whether it was a "sociogenic" effect or a real physiological reaction but my 16 year old daughter was very sore, sorry, dizzy and really quite ill after the first shot od Gardasil was dispensed at her southern Sydney high school two weeks ago. In fact, she was only one of three Year 11 girls left standing by the end of the school day. I also know that the response to this injection was different to other injections received by the same group at that school. Consequently, I'm less than reassured by the glib assertions about the hysteria that apparently lurks within these otherwise capable young women. I can't wait for the next installment of Gardasil in a week or so. Neither can my daughter.