HPV vaccine to be given to boys to prevent Oral cancer!

HPV vaccine to be given to boys to prevent Oral cancer!

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The HPV virus now causes as many cancers of the upper throat as tobacco and alcohol, probably due both to an increase in oral sex and the decline in smoking, researchers say.

The only available vaccine against HPV, made by Merck & Co., is currently given only to girls and young women. But Merck plans this year to ask government permission to offer the shot to boys.

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Isn't this great news? Merck must really love us to offer this vaccine to boys too!

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read an article about this HPV the other day , its even becoming mainstream in europe,

seams merck is realy intrested in pushing this vaccine forward throu any means here even thou there is no " govermental " need for it

id say this is a "tamiflu" scam , getting ppl all exited about something that dosent even work or is needed.