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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: 0.201s | source
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sitkack ◴[09 Apr 25 19:49 UTC] No.43636938[source]▶
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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basisword ◴[09 Apr 25 21:03 UTC] No.43637969[source]▶
I know very little about this so excuse me if this is a stupid question. In my country all teenage girls have been getting the vaccine for at least the last 15-20 years. Therefore all of the women I'm likely to sleep with are vaccinated. Does it still make sense as a man to get it?
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0cf8612b2e1e ◴[09 Apr 25 21:12 UTC] No.43638049[source]▶
I guess I am a weirdo, but vaccines are the closest thing we have to space magic. Generally, they are very safe and prevent some of the most devastating diseases. All for the most minor discomfort. I want everything I can get, even if I am unlikely to be exposed to the real infectious agent.
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1. kstrauser ◴[09 Apr 25 21:21 UTC] No.43638138[source]▶
Same. And while the shingles vaccine isn't fun, I've known enough people who described their bouts with shingles as "nearly suicide inducing" that I'll take a temporary minor discomfort that prevents me from ever having to deal with it.