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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by formerly_proven on Friday January 02, 2026 @09:00AM (#46464804)
> - Sooner is better, but vaccination can be done at any age. Guidelines often lag behind, but vaccination makes sense even if you are currently HPV-positive.

However, the vaccination is expensive (~1k) and it is difficult to find doctors who will do non-recommended vaccinations for self-payers.

YCMV

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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by elric on Friday January 02, 2026 @09:04AM (#46464836)
> However, the vaccination is expensive (~1k)

Depends entirely on where you are and what your healthcare situation is. Mine cost me ~100eur.

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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by oblio on Friday January 02, 2026 @09:46AM (#46465250)
This is ultimately an American site so you can assume 80%+ of comments come from a US background (I'm not American, I've just been here longer than I should have).

(even for rest-of-the-world topics)

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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by sroussey on Friday January 02, 2026 @03:42PM (#46469107)
It’s $169 at CVS with GoodRx coupon and no insurance.
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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by nerdjon on Friday January 02, 2026 @10:09AM (#46465486)
Are there insurance plans that won't cover it? I know that a lot of plans love not paying for things but vaccines seem to be the one thing that they all at least seem fairly good at (at least in my experience).

I am currently getting the HPV series and I only had to pay my copay for the first appointment have nothing for the second one (I am assuming it will be the same for the third)

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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by whimsicalism on Friday January 02, 2026 @12:33PM (#46467171)
are you under the age of 27? this is the key difference in cost of HPV vaccination
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