Vaccinate your 11 year old? Sorry but don't be surprised if he is sterile when It comes time to have grand babies. 10-15 years from now they will know the true side effects of these "vaccinations". Rubber up and take care of yourself and you will be fine. Texastx, what's gonna be your next warning?
Originally Posted by Mr.Beezle
While I don't want to overstate the risks of HSV, 1 or 2, since we're talking about vaccinations to reduce the transmission of HSV, covering up with a rubber doesn't help that much. Genital HSV can be transmitted through skin to skin contact over part of your body that would be generally covered by a pair of boxers. What is a greater effective prevention, though unintended, is that many more people are inifected with oral HSV1 - cold sores. Antibodies for HSV 1 does reduce the likelihood of contracting HSV 2, so those who have HSV 1 tend to be the broken link in what would otherwise be a much greater outbreak of HSV 2. That, and the fact that males have a lesser chance of contracting it than females in general through same amount of contact.