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About 22 years ago when I was in 4th grade, all the girls were given vaccinations at school for HPV. They didn't really give a shit about the boys, or something? I don't know. They've been dropping the ball on this for decades.
@coderdude

Your account is shadow banned

I know but thanks for the heads up.
Nice ad for Gardasil
... and not even a well-researched one. The second-generation Gardasil protected against four strains and has been out for years.

Even so, there are still remaining carcinogenic HPV strains that are not addressed by vaccine.

Yup. My son is vaccinated with it. That said, I view it as non-mandatory, much like the flu shot. The overall risk of HPV complications is pretty darn low in men.
I'm unsure why an inexpensive vaccine that can prevent a sexually transmitted virus that eventually causes cancer would be viewed as non-mandatory.
Because HPV rarely causes cancer, and Gardasil targets only 4 strains and can have side effects.
Not trying to be argumentative, I just want to properly communicate the risk and why its important everyone should be getting the HPV vaccine.

"High-risk HPVs cause several types of cancer. Cervical cancer: Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV, and just two HPV types, 16 and 18, are responsible for about 70% of all cases (7, 8). Anal cancer: About 95% of anal cancers are caused by HPV. Most of these are caused by HPV type 16."

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/i...

"About 12,820 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed. About 4,210 women will die from cervical cancer. (per year)"

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervical-cancer/about/key-stat...

Men don’t have a cervix, and my understanding is most women (the main transmission vector) are already being vaccinated.
Herd immunity. Men can transmit it, and you can't guarantee every woman is going to get the vaccine (yet).
> Men don’t have a cervix

Cisgender men do not, in general, but they do usually have a penis, anus, and/or throat and HPV is also implicated in penile, anal, and oropharyngeal cancer, though it is best known for its contribution to cervical cancer.

https://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv-and-men.htm

I prefer the term “biological” rather than “cisgender” in this particular case because we are discussing the presence or absence of particular organs, not one’s gender identity. But I see your point.
> I prefer the term “biological” rather than “cisgender” in this particular case because we are discussing the presence or absence of particular organs, not one’s gender identity.

“Biological” is also somewhat imprecise as biological sex traits don't always align with each other and include a number of things besides anatomy; “anatomically stereotypical” would be more precise than either “biological” or “cisgender”.

When you say "mandatory" do you mean,

1. "think of it as a vaccine you should definitely get"

or

2. "the government should force you to allow this to be injected into your body whether you want it or not"

or something else? I agree with you on the former, not sure I do on the latter.

“The highest viral loads tend to be in the cervix,” Sturgis said. “Men performing oral sex on women probably tend to get exposed to the highest amount of virus.”

Is Sturgis unaware of where the cervix is located?