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Naaman Zhou at The Guardian writes that Australia's free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in schools has been highly successful. The International Papillomavirus Society calculates that within 40 years, the number of new cases of cervical cancer will become nearly negligible.
HPV (human papillomavirus) is a sexually transmitted infection that causes 99.9% of cervical cancers. In 2007, the federal government began providing the vaccine for free to girls aged 12-13 years, and in 2013, it extended the program to boys.
Girls and boys outside those ages but under 19 can also access two doses of the vaccine for free. In 2016, 78.6% of 15-year old girls and 72.9% of 15-year old boys had been vaccinated.
As a result, the HPV rate among women aged 18 to 24 dropped from 22.7% to 1.1% between 2005 and 2015.
Eradication is still a few decades out but within reach. The vaccinations are backed up by more advanced cervical screening tests, which are themselves highly successful in detecting high-risk HPV infections before they turn really bad.
Source : Australia could become first country to eradicate cervical cancer. The Guardian
(Score: 5, Informative) by DannyB on Tuesday March 06 2018, @08:14PM (4 children)
Interesting.
Agree. But that assumes this strange little known concept called Responsibility. Of course, having a job an opportunity might result in some responsibility. Or at least occupy one from reproducing on a whim, because "I'm bored".
Hilarious. Yeah, right.
The rich are the worst of all because they don't have pesky distractions like having to think about where their next meal is coming from. Or the mythical 'consequences' that poor people talk about. At least we'll always have the virus that causes affluenza.
Lack of consequences leads to lack of inhibition to conceal the worst aspects of humanity that most people would find shameful to exhibit.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 06 2018, @08:20PM (3 children)
According to your thinking, the "rich" are most likely to engage in risky, unsafe, diseased sex.
Therefore, the "rich" are the ones who need to be targeted for this vaccine.
And, the "rich" can pay for it themselves (as you say).
Ergo, there's no problem.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday March 06 2018, @08:55PM (2 children)
You derail from your own statement that the Rich can restrain themselves. (therefore don't get HPV)
You ignore that I point out they are as human as everyone else, no better, but are sometimes unrestrained in showing the worst behavior. Because consequences. Or lack thereof.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 06 2018, @09:00PM
We can all see what was said. That is not what went down.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Tuesday March 06 2018, @09:59PM
There is substantial evidence that the rich are considerably less human than everyone else.
You are still welcome on my lawn.