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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by donohoe on Friday January 02, 2026 @09:37AM (#46465154)
No vaccine is without risk, but the vaccine approach is based on that risk being so low (but not zero) in comparison to the risk of not vaccinating that it is vastly the better choice.
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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by kace91 on Friday January 02, 2026 @10:13AM (#46465526)
Ok that was a bad question, let me rephrase: isn't there something particularly bad about this one for males that are already adults that makes it not recommended by doctors by default?
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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by okaram on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:52AM (#46466687)
There's nothing particularly bad for adult males.

The benefits may be statistically lower, since you may have been infected by some of the variants already, older males may have fewer sexual partners in the future, and cancer takes a while to develop.

In the USA, it is recommended by default for adults up to 26 and kinda for 27-45.

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