• Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    If you’re over 18 you most likely already have been exposed to HPV so a vaccine is pointless. Not a doctor might be wrong, but that’s the rationale behind only giving it to minors.

    • Pyrodexter@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      I can understand that rationale, but that just makes it less useful for adults (at least probabilistically). That doesn’t mean adults should be prevented from getting one, just be advised that they likely already have the immunity.