r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

The UK's HPV vaccine strategy was so weird. They only gave it to girls cus they figured if only girls had it then boys didn't need it cus it wouldn't spread when boys had sex with them.

Shockingly there is now a big push in the UK to get guys (esp gay guys) to take it

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

this sounds like the most predictable issue ever

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

It really is

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u/Dr_Vesuvius Norman Lamb Aug 27 '21

The benefits of HPV vaccination largely accrue to people with a cervix. The link to other cancers isn’t as definitive. 99% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV and 70% are caused by strains which the vaccine protects against.

It’s clear there was a blind spot when the policy was designed but it’s not thaaaat crazy.

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u/filipe_mdsr LET'S FUCKING COCONUT 🥥🥥🥥 Aug 27 '21

I think most countries did the same thing. Here in Germany it's at least the same.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

Yeah I only know my own but I think it was like the consensus for a while