2026-07-18 07:52 UTC
@DavidPenington@aus.social Well, people *do* get the HPV shot for a few different types of cancer (even with the ick factor of some parents that it's about SEX! SEX! SEX!).
If you tell people that it will keep your kid from getting MS and a bunch of different cancers, and maybe also lupus, ALS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ME/CFS, they might let their kid get the shot.
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@jeneralist@mstdn.science 2026-07-18 13:07
@ducky@mstdn.ca @DavidPenington@aus.social One of the best decisions made to increase usage of the HPV vaccine was to include strains that DON'T cause cancer but do cause warts. Genital warts are something people can see, and really don't want. When we get an EBV vaccine, maybe let folks know that it can help keep athletes from getting benched for a season? If your spleen swells up from mono, no contact sports for you until it heals! Keep playing with Tebvax!