HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark

Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by apparent on Monday January 05, 2026 @06:15PM (#46506555)

Not belting your kids when you put them in the car is unsafe and is illegal. However, not getting your 9 year old a vaccine for STDs is not unsafe if that kid is not sexually active, and therefore not at risk for contracting the STD. As the kid gets older, the calculus changes because they are more independent. But pretty much any responsible parent has a very accurate sense of whether their 9 year old is having sex.

And the parents who have a sexually active 9 year old that they do not realize is sexually active are probably not taking them in for their regular doctor appts and vaccines.

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Re:HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence fro... by LorenPechtel on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:02PM (#46533687)

It's not that they'll be active at 9. Rather, that you don't know when they'll be active and the ones who see this as encouraging sex will delay too long. Thus it's better to do it early.

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