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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: 0.001s | source

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

>>43636302 (OP) #

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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yjftsjthsd-h ◴[09 Apr 25 21:40 UTC] No.43638326[source]▶

What if I'm monogamous?

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1. apt-apt-apt-apt ◴[09 Apr 25 21:53 UTC] No.43638423[source]▶

Even if you are, your partner may not be. Or, god forbid, you could be sexually assaulted. Low, but non-zero chances.