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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    When the hpv vaccine first came out there were production shortages so it was only available to girls and women.

    • Sal@lemmy.world
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      I believed that was do to risk of cervical cancer. A guy can’t get that cancer so risk of HPV was lower for males.

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        1 year ago

        Right, so say an 80/20 split in terms of the danger became a 100/0 split in terms of access to the vaccine.

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        This seems unlikely. Vaccination is far less effective if you leave a large proportion of the population unprotected. That’s why we vaccinate everyone against rubella even though it’s only dangerous to foetuses if their mother catches it while pregnant.

        I don’t know if it was due to production shortages or a cautious roll out, or a bit of both. But I doubt it was due to the medical profession forgetting how vaccination works.