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posted by on Sunday April 09 2017, @10:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the my-yoga-teacher-says-vaccines-cause-autism dept.

More than 42 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with genital human papillomavirus [HPV], according to the first survey to look at the prevalence of the virus in the adult population.

The report [pdf], published on Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, found that certain high-risk strains of the virus infected 25.1 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women. These strains account for approximately 31,000 cases of cancer each year, other studies have shown.

Two vaccines are effective in preventing sexually transmitted HPV infection, and researchers said the new data lend urgency to the drive to have adolescents vaccinated.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/health/hpv-virus-survey-united-states.html


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @12:26AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @12:26AM (#491393)

    If these vaccines are indeed effective, some adults could benefit from them.

    They are effective, but not for adults over 25 because they've (typically) already been exposed.

  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday April 10 2017, @12:41AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday April 10 2017, @12:41AM (#491400) Homepage

    Or, you know, you could just get the flu (like every damn kid on the block used to) and endure temporary discomfort to strengthen your immune system. Although I was vaccinated as a kid I never had a damn flu shot in my life, and got the flu approximately every year from single-digit age until around age 25, with some rare exceptions.

    There's a big difference between what people actually need and what is pushed on them for hysterical fearmongering bullshit reasons.