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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine (www.bbc.com)
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This is the first cohort of folks that age who were offered the HPV vaccine when they were 12 or 13.

Expect even more dramatic results as that group enters their 30s & 40s.

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[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

I think there are recommendations for the HPV vaccine being extended to men in certain groups now as well. Seems like a highly successful prevention