The HPV Vaccine: Overcoming Barriers to Acceptance of a Medical Triumph

Men have an equal right to protections from the cancers caused by HPV! Allow men agency and don’t place the burden on women to protect them. This position also actively discriminates against gay men like me!

Mathematical analysis suggests that high rates of #HPV vaccination in women reduces the cost effectiveness of #vaccines for men, as sufficient herd immunity exists to protect them. Herd immunity works both ways, however; men can contribute to it, as well.

RT @JournalofEthics: A lack of education regarding the link between #HPV infection and cancer and the purpose of the vaccine seems to be pa…

A lack of education regarding the link between #HPV infection and cancer and the purpose of the vaccine seems to be partially responsible, complicated by issues related to race, sex, sexual orientation, and public misperception. @ArthurCaplan @PeterHotez h