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curious2 says

I can't help wondering if that might have something to do with the fact that the U.S. taxes vaccines and locks them behind a pay wall charging several times more than they would cost almost anywhere else.

That's easy to do when your marketing department is the Federal Department of public shame and opinion.

If they say you need a $300 shot to keep humanity safe, then it's no longer an option. Even in the event that the Measles peter out after running its natural course, right at the climax of the public shaming and Liberal name calling. Plus we get front row seats to the stupidity and hypocrisy. Theoretical measle cases are more urgent than real tangible Ebola cases on American soil. There's nothing about public safety, science or medicine at work here, just more mandated crap the Liberals will stoop to, to impose their maximized profits on you.

This will be another interesting data point to watch. It sounds formidable, but the majority of HPV infections are cleared by the body, nonetheless the claim is that it reduces the risk of those that aren't cleared. Note that Gardasil has a concerning side-effect profile and history, more so than other vaccines, leading some countries to completely pull its support for this vaccine. Nonetheless I assume that there will be increased uptake and adoptions of this vaccine and once a significant portion of the population is vaccinated we should expect cancer rates and deaths for these rare types come down significantly - so far there is no indication, but it's a bit early. I am actually a big proponent of tailored immuno-therapy (which is somewhat different from vaccines, but has enough similarities), but it's still in its infancy. This is another good case of letting a teen making their own decisions after having the talk. The best line of defense still is a regular visit to the ob-gyn, which, if adhered to by everyone, could pretty much prevent all cervical cancer cases.