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Re:1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, s... by etcetcetcetceta on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @07:43AM (#49907503)
Two in particular, those with a distrust of or ignorance to authority, and those with a paternal expectation of abstinence (with extreme punitive consequences for defiance) and therefore no need for such a vaccine.

The former of course is (uncomfortably) why we have seen a resurgence in smallpox, measles, and scabies.

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Re:1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, s... by baud147258 on Thursday October 01, 2026 @04:29AM (#49919204)
that's not really clear... Like if I knew enough those those two groups to identify them with those descriptors, I would have already understood who they were from the fact they tend to refuse HPV vaccines
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Re:1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, s... by etcetcetcetceta on Thursday October 01, 2026 @12:26PM (#49923789)
perhaps just stick to subjects you're more informed on
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