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Antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission

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180 points gnabgib | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 19:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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sitkack ◴[09 Apr 25 19:49 UTC] No.43636938[source]▶

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PSA, everyone should be getting the HPV vaccine, regardless of age and gender.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPV_vaccine

https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/wh...

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/oropharyngeal-cancer.html

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hgomersall ◴[09 Apr 25 20:46 UTC] No.43637753[source]▶

Is the vaccine still useful post infection?

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1. mv ◴[09 Apr 25 21:10 UTC] No.43638031[source]▶

yes. many different strains and even if your body clears infection with one doesn’t protect against other strains