The HPV Vaccine Is Still Underutilized
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- When people hear about vaccine denial, they most often think about parents who are refusing to vaccinate their children. But there's another type of vaccine refusal, and it's important that we not ignore that, too. Doctors sometimes promote the use of some vaccines with less enthusiasm than others. Sometimes, they don't talk about them at all.
This occurs most often with the herpes simplex virus, or HPV, vaccine. Our suboptimal immunization rates with this vaccine, and the behaviors of the physicians who might be contributing to that, have consequences. That's the topic of this week's Healthcare Triage.
This is based largely off a post Aaron wrote for the Upshot. Links to further reading can be found there: www.nytimes.com...
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We lived in Oklahoma when the HPV vaccine first became available. I had asked about the vaccine at one of my daughter's check-ups, but the doctor said I would have to make a specific appointment for that, even though the clinic offered same-day vaccines, and all he had to do was sign off on it. So I made the appointment, and we went back (even though the clinic was 20 minutes from home, and the doctor knew that). She got all 3 doses of vaccine over the next few months, but it made me angry that he purposely made us jump through unnecessary hoops to get the vaccine in the first place.
I'm glad you fought for your daughter, and protected her from something that can cause serious disease later in life. That doctor is clearly biased, probably a judgemental religious nut job.
I find it really interesting that in the USA people are focusing on the "STD" aspect of the vaccine, as here in Australia (when it was first rolled out when I was in the target teenager market), it was advertised as a "cervical cancer" vaccine. I didn't even know HPV was a sexually transmitted infection until I watched the first season of the sitcom 'Girls', when the main character was diagnosed with it, as it kinda dropped out of the lexicon after everyone in Australia of my age group was vaccinated.
We all thought it was super cool because it was a government sponsored roll out and it was advertised as a preventative measure for cancer - nobody really cared about the HPV part.
I'm a 17 year old female (18 in less than a month) and have literally been asking to get the vaccine for over 4 years, but both my mom and pediatrician brush me aside any time I bring it up. It's frustrating to say the least.
+Kris A. Really? That's crazy. Somebody should do something about this.
+Kris A. Find another physician?
kazooga 1234
Peer reviewed journal citation, please.
kazooga 1234
Cobra venom cures AIDS! See, I can make stuff up too! Isn't the internet so much more fun when you don't have to back up your claims?
kazooga 1234
Thus far you have provided nothing at all.
There is also a certain attitude that is prevalent when it comes to STDs that those who contract STDs *deserve* it for having sex. *shakes head* Protect yourself. Protect your children. There is no reason for anyone to contract something that we can prevent.
That's ridiculous. Sex is a normal human function. No one deserves to get cancer.
I would like to agree with you but then we would both be wrong.
It is indescribably frustrating that in Britain, the NHS provides free vaccinations for girls in schools but bot for boys, because they don't deem it 'cost effective'. If a whopping third of cancer cases caused by it are in males, though some cancers only present in females may be more life threatening, and by literally doubling the numbers of the members contributing to herd immunity, I don't see how on earth that works out. I'd love to find their internal reports in the matter
Our pediatricians are big on this vaccine. They stress the cancer prevention aspect. This was on of the first healthcare decisions we allowed our eleven-year old son to make for himself. He opted for the vaccine on his physician's recommendation.
I honestly have to wonder if the same physicians/parents that are uncomfortable with children receiving the HPV vaccine would feel the same about a hypothetical HIV vaccine.
It might not be as big because HIV can spread outside of sex and HIV is infamous.
The vaccine wasn't approved for use in the US until I was 15, but I still remember asking my gynecologist about it at my annual visit. He laughed it off; told me that he could count on one hand how many cases of cervical cancer he had treated in 45 years of practice. I still regret not pushing harder for vaccination.
Erm in the description: "herpes simplex virus, or HPV, vaccine."
+Mary's Test Kitchen | Vegan Cooking Wooops :P It would be really cool if there was a vaccine against herpes though :]
+lollsazz which of the 3 herpes viruses do you mean? 😜
mythologiefan only 3? I think there are more! And I say, wouldn't it be nice to have vaccines for all harmful viruses? :-)
mythologiefan Oh, sorry, to specify: the simplexes/cold sores, as in the comment I respondd to. And yes, there's more than 3 types :]
+lollsazz
at my studies the microbiologist said there were three (pathogenic) ones. plus varicella zoster, which causes chicken poks
and I do not think it is a good idea to make a vaccine for every disease. Let me explain that in a very simple way. your immune system needs to fight living pathogens to function properly and this you will take away by vaccinating.
I don't know if you have heard about the hiegene hypothesis? It comes down to: living more hiegenic and encountering lees disease makes is more prone to developing allergies and autoimmune diseases. So vaccinating could one of the things that rises the incidence of those things.
this is Why I don't think we should vaccinate for everything. And your flu shot is the first one that can go of your not in a risk group of dying from the flu.
I am for vaccination against Very deadly pathogens though.
hope this answer did not scare you btw. I just like to be complete in my responses
My doctor told my mom and I about the HPV vaccine as soon as it was out and my mother made me start the vaccine schedule that day. Sounds like I should be glad I had an excellent doctor and mom.
I found the content of this video to be very interesting because before watching it I assumed it would be like all other vaccine stories on parents having fear of what will happen to their child if they vaccinate them, even though half of the time what they are fearing has no chance of occurring. But once I began the video I was taken back a little when he stated that physicians are the ones underutilizing this vaccine. I find this to be shocking because it is part of a doctor's job to inform families on what is out there for their children to stay healthy. Yes, it was mentioned that the "big elephant" in the room is that people believe that if we vaccinate young children for a disease that is sexually transmitted than we are giving them the green light to go have sex, which in my opinion is ridiculous. I took my first sex education course when I was in the fifth grade, which is relatively the time frame in which they recommend this vaccine be taken. I am failing to see than what the difference is if they receive this vaccination at an age where they are being to learn all the awkward things that will soon be happening to their bodies. If you can't talk to a child about a vaccine that controls a sexually transmitted virus than how are you going to talk to them about sex in general? This is a very important topic and just ignoring is not going to go away if you don’t talk to them about it. Even though they are being vaccinated at such a young age where sex just seems absurd and they won't be doing it, just think about their future the likely hood that every single 11 to 12 year old will stay abstinent for the rest of their lives is slim to none. Also if a doctor can't even seem to being up this disease because they believe it will cause sexually activity, what makes them think that when these children do grow up will go and see this doctor before they do anything sexual to take preventive measures. A doctor's job is to care for their patients and not educating families on this HPV vaccine is wrong and they need to start discussing it more with parents.
Parents need to realize that the HPV vaccine is cancer prevention, understand that the HPV vaccine is best for school aged children, and recognize the importance of their children receiving all their shots. I actually just did a debate about this in class about should kids receive vaccinations or not. Healthcare professionals need to be familiar with all of the indications for HPV vaccine, make strong recommendations for receiving vaccine for school-aged children l, and be aware of, and interested in, systems that can improve practice vaccination rates.
Here in the UK (specifically Scotland) HPV vaccines are widely accepted as a thing that girls just get when in second year at high school (so about aged 12-13) we get the course of vaccinations in school, so it's really interesting to hear the difference between here and America. I don't think I know anyone my age who hasn't received a HPV vaccination!
+Katie Christie Indeed but why do only females get it and not males? I highly doubt cost effectiveness can be the reason when so many other countries and organisations deem that very claim to be nonsense.
+Torpid DOW I remember when it first came out and we started getting it the vaccine was only given to girls. It was also advertised as the "Cervical Cancer vaccine" rather than HPV vaccine. I think they give it to boys now though.
Hey Aaron and the HCT team. I believe there is a typo in the title that needs to be taken care of. It should be [Underutilized] rather than [Underultilized]. The L and T have been mixed up.
My mother had to have a full hysterectomy due to cervical cancer. So of course I had my daughter vaccinated as soon as she turned 12. My insurance is refusing to cover it because it was new and "unproven". Aargh
I'm fairly certain it was my mom reading about the availability of the vaccine that led me to get it, not really my doctor talking about it. I didn't even really know HPV was a thing before I got the vaccine, it wasn't covered in our STDs section of Life Sciences in 7th grade.
I've had my first two rounds of the vaccine, and I'll have the third within a few months. My mom was a little reluctant at first, along the lines of "when will he need it?", but we decided to get it done.
+Zane Corbiere
Q: "when will they need it?"
A: "shit don't matter yo get vaccinated"
kazooga 1234 I am both 15 and male. I doubt I'll be getting cervical cancer.
+Zane Corbiere
Aaron explicitly listed penile cancer as an outcome which occurs in some individuals. Pretty sure you could have gotten that one, but you're less likely to now.
Also, unless you remain celibate until death, it's relevant regardless. Even if you only get in one relationship ever, and that person is a virgin, they may still have contracted the disease from their mother during childbirth, or similar platonic circumstances. It's not super common, but it can happen.
Even if you never have a sexual relationship, it's one less thing to worry about in the unlikely, but not impossible, case of sexual assault. Once again, male victims are less common, but it still happens.
There's no significant downsides and plenty of potential benefits, even for someone who's the absolute pinnacle of traditional morality.
I don't need to argue anything. I wanted the vaccine and I'm two rounds in. My mom just wasn't sure if I needed it at my age but we decided to get it.
I know this is comment is old but I wanted to say it is good to get it not just for yourself but for future sexual partner(s)
Important stuff.There was a news story that aired here in New Zealand that the HPV vaccine, specifically Gardasil, caused paralysis in some girls. It was scary, seemed to be thorough, and didn't show any of the research saying the vaccine was safe. It was almost enough to make me scared of the vaccine. I'm certain we're going to see a drop in vaccination rates here in NZ because of it.
At the end he makes a few important issues. One of the issues he states is the lack of physician communication/ recommendation. If parents have any worries or concerns it is important to address the parents concerns about any thing to help the patients better understand. it makes it seems as if the doctors do not approve of this vaccination. I remember my doctor asking my mother once and she declined because she said it fairly new n\and did not know the harms but the doctor did not clear up any misconceptions she had.
+Sara Murphy yes doctors need to do a better job in communicating with the patients. My mom said the only she did not give me the vaccine because she was unclear of what it was and now that im sexually active it is a higher risk and looking at these statistic scares me
+Elgin Darryl It scares me too, it can potentially cause cancer for some people. I think some doctors are neglecting to tell patients these vaccinations but it think its unintentional. they have too many other people and things to worry about.
+Sara Murphy Yes they do have alot on there plate thats why i think advertising ads on the television so more and more people are aware and know the importance.
+Elgin Darryl Yes I totally Agree with you
When I was a 10 we got vaccinated at school, I believe we were the first wave of kids at the time when the vaccine just came out. I think that mass vaccination at school would be the best way to up vaccination rates.
Are there really people so scared of sex they would risk their child getting cancer?
Great in-depth review & evidence based talk!
Ioi...where?
You are asking doctors to both take the time to discuss a relevant health concern with their patients AND take the time to be well-informed on relevant health issues that their patients might face. I've been to a lot of doctors (across seven US states), and I could count on one hand with fingers left over the number of doctors I've met who even marginally seem to meet these criteria. It's like going to the grocery store and expecting to see a Unicorn picking out ice cream. It's a nice dream, and if we lived in perfect-land, it might be realistic, but here in the US with our critically broken medical system, I think it's a pipe dream, at best.
I was told to not get vaccinated by my OBGYN when I was 18 because he said it wasn't safe. Now I have HPV. But it is symptomless and I often forget I have it. I just get regular Pap smears to make sure everything stays normal.
Your OBGYN gave you bad information. I'm shocked that a medical doctor does not understand how vaccines work. You could sue your doctor if you ever end up getting cervical cancer. You should still get the vaccine, because it protects against 9 different strains. Also, the vaccine will prevent you from getting re-infected with the same strain you already have. This doctor explains why women of ANY age should be vaccinated, ruclips.net/video/htT6uv8M_Q8/видео.html.
When I got vaccinated it was not promoted at all, in fact my physician seemed to almost convince my mother to not let me get vaccinated
+Ayyy Lmao I had a similar thing happen. My doctor essentially talked me out of it/didn't promote it. Mind you, this was about 6 years ago, but if it was approved you'd think there wouldn't be much question to it being a good thing.
HPV VACCINE MAKES YOU INFERTILE !!! YOUR WILL AT LEAST SEE IST IN FUTURE!!!!
@@friedenfrieden4862 i hope so, i dont want kids
That's a good doctor.
The description says "herpes simplex virus" not "human papilloma virus"
Here in Sweden almost all girl gets vaccinated with the HPV at 11 years of age vaccine but no boys at all.
+Tim Jadeglans Sad, as vaccinating boys would actually be more effective to stop the spread of the viruses :/ Scientists are working on it though - they actually think the vaccine is safe for boys too, but there has been done less research on them
In Canada the vaccine is given to boys and girls. Boys are vulnerable to HPV related cancers too such as penile, anal, and throat cancers. It is worth your while to get vaccinated, even if you are already sexually active. ruclips.net/video/htT6uv8M_Q8/видео.html
Parents with girls who have HPV related cancers should be outraged with their doctors.
I had to ask my doctor for it. I live in Norway and apparently it's only recently been approved there, and I don't think a lot of attention is being given to it. I'm also much older (27) than the target demographic for it, but I got tested for HPV beforehand, and I didn't have any of the cancer causing strains, so I definitely want to have the vaccine administered as soon as possible.
People just don't understand how common HPV is and how hard to protect against it is (since it transmits through skin-to-skin contact and condoms aren't enough). *Everyone* is at risk. You don't have to have several sexual partners to get it. In theory, you don't have to have any, though you probably do require some contact with genitals.
this is super important! thank you :)
in Australia they give this out at school. It's a really good thing for boys and girls.
If you want your kids to die young then yep
The approach to vaccine is definitely difficult when it comes to the physician and patient relationship. However, not matter how difficult it may be, the physician should always give the patient the option to keep themselves healthy and safe. It was astonishing to see the 40% of doctors do not even mention the HPV vaccine to adolescent males. I agree with the statement in this video that the doctor must accommodate to all of the parent's concerns. They come to see the doctor for guidance and recommendations In addition, the blame fall upon the parents as well. It is their duty to the adolescent child to inquire on all the possibilities to make them safe. It is in the best interest of the professional to have communication with parents to assess the risk and benefits each vaccine has to offer. Ultimately, it is up to the parent to decide what is best for their child. Professionals can only guide and provide their service if the parent is willing to accept.
I was one of the first cohorts of girls to get the vaccine in the UK (I'm now 25) it was advertised as more of a cancer vaccine which helped but it was also administered for free through school. We just took one lesson off to go line up for the vaccine, well two I guess as we got all the doses over two school years. You could opt out if you wanted but the majority of us got the vaccine without issue. I hadn't realised until I watched the first healthcare triage video about it that it only worked if there had been no sexual contact before the vaccine, I think we were 12-14 when we got the dose and sadly that may have been too late for some of the girls.
It's not true that the vaccine only works if you have not been sexually active yet. There are almost 200 different strains of HPV. The vaccine protects against 9 strains (Gardasil 9) that are most cancer causing. A girl who is only 12-14 may not have been exposed to all 9 strains. Furthermore, even if for example she was already exposed to HPV16, and fought off the infection naturally, she is not immune to being re-infected. The vaccine can prevent re-infections of HPV strains that the person already may have been exposed to. This London doctor explains it very well in this video ruclips.net/video/htT6uv8M_Q8/видео.html
I'm just curious, did any of those studies include other factors that may have precluded adolescents from getting the HPV shot? I only got 1 of the 3 recommended doses not because my doctor dissuaded my parents, but because I have stress reactions to vaccines and pass out a good percentage of the time
Passing out from a vaccine is not fatal, nor causes long term side effects. The long term side effect of HPV is possibly getting cancer, and having to get surgery to remove cancerous tissue, or your whole cervix and uterus. Which is worse?
Is it just me or does Aaron look under-saturated in this video?
+Brock Jones The contrast seems a little too high as well.
+Brock Jones I think the lighting is situated differently. Look at the shadows at the top of his eye sockets and under his chin.
+Joel Detrow (Onihikage) I was thinking the exact same thing but I felt like a nut for even noticing
Just for anyone wondering like i was. The recommendation for the vaccine is for Men under 21 and women under 26. And there is no information as to whether or not it is effective in people over 26.
The vaccine is effective for people at ANY age. Please watch this video for explanation: ruclips.net/video/htT6uv8M_Q8/видео.html
Is there a way to test if you have immunization? I had my shots in a pretty staggered fashion and possibly too late.
+alimon89 Depending on where you got your immunizations, there may be patient records that can tell you.
They should do an episode on mental and substance abuse healthcare system in America.
I'm 15 currently but I remember getting Meningococcal vaccine (legally required) and HPV vaccine in grade seven. However the records don't indicate I have ever had HPV vaccine. It's weird I'm not sure if I have or not. The HPV vaccine is offered but not required in grade seven, so it may be that I didn't get it..
Please do a video over the current and future of Antibiotic Resistance
I want it but can't afford it. Make it cheap like a flu shot.
Lawsuits forming against Gardasil!!! Not kidding.
What's the youngest you'd recommend someone get the HPV Vaccine? My daughter is 6...is that too young?
+Daniel Campbell I would say so. Wait until she is at least 10.
+Daniel Campbell 5 years before you expect her to become sexually active. Any earlier and its effect when she finally does start having sex is going to be weakened and she may need a booster - that's just wasting money and the doctor ain't gonna agree with it unless you pay them unnecessary $.
In Germany it is now recommended for girls between 8-11. 6 might be a little bit to young, but I'm not sure. Ask your pediatrician about it!
"It will increase sexual activity!"
Sexual activity is always going to increase into the late teens/early 20s. How do you think humans reproduce?! How about we protect early, just in case?
HPV is also transmitted none sexually and can cause other things like hand and foot warts. I don't know why people only talk about HPV as it relates to the few strains that are sexually transmissible. Is it because those are the worst of them? Is it because those are the ones that we have a treatment for?
+ALZulas I think the vaccines only protect against the sexually transmitted strains that cause warts and cancer.
I mean, I know they do, but is that why people don't talk about the hundreds of other strains of HPV that there are?
+ALZulas basically, yes. hand and foot warts can be an annoyance but aren't a severe disease, that's why there is no vaccine yet for all the HPV strains and only for those that are known to cause cancer (and only the most common strains, you might still get it from a less common type of HPV virus even though you were vaccinated). developing a vaccine is expensive and if there isn't enough to gain from the development it simply doesn't happen.
The focus is on high risk hpv strains which can lead to cervical cancer. Low risk strains are least of concern
I'd love to see a video over Antibiotic Resistance
Is there any reason to not get this done very young (e.g. same time as MMR)?
My mother and I chose not to get the vaccine. We aren't anti-vaxxers, but we wanted to be cautious because it was the first year that it was offered in schools (this was 7 years ago) and we wanted to see more long-term results since one of my relatives died after receiving a vaccine. The issue I found was that it was given to girls, and not boys. For 12-13 year olds, this is important because it gives the impression that boys are better because they don't need the vaccine. It doesn't make objective sense, but when one sex has to endure a needle and the other does not, it creates an imbalance. Of course, no one really knew what the vaccine was for.
Is it useful to get vaccinations later in life? Say... 40+ ?
+fegolem You NEED some booster shots after a certain amount of time, so your immune system will not stop producing antibodies. Some shots, like the HPV are not as useful for people at that age, because they are likely to have contracted some viruses already + I'm not sure the HPV vaccine is available for people over a certain age :S Every child vaccine is useful - doesn't matter what age you are, you're very likely to be better off with having ALL of the child vaccines. So, if you lack some of the child vaccines, take those
+fegolem To be brief, if you're already sexually active, getting the vaccine will do little good because you probably already have the disease. As with any vaccination, if you have or have had the disease, the vaccination will do no good.
However, if you don't have the disease, getting the vaccine is a good idea, assuming the possibility of getting it exists.
help me please..i have 15-17 old papiloma virus.i'm 27 years old. ..hpv vacine work or no't..work..can i get hpv vacine...?doctor say it is too much old ..tell me please
In the UK we all got it done for free at school, you could opt out but pretty much the whole country's worth of 13 y/old girls got it once the government approved it.
They should be giving it to boys too. They are responsible for spreading the virus, and also they are vulnerable to HPV related cancers such as penile cancer, anal cancer, and throat cancer.
If parents don't support vaccines, can kids go to get vaccines?
+Joshua Chow It depends on where you live. You'd have to check your provincial/state laws to see whether an adolescent requires parental consent to get vaccinated.
I find this information not surprising whatsoever. When I was an adolescent, my pediatrician recommended that I get the HPV vaccine. My mother refused and we left the office. Many years later, I asked my mom why she had refused that course of vaccinations for me. She told me that her main concern was the vaccine not being safe. When it was being recommended to me, it was a new vaccine that she felt didn't have enough credibility at the time. She also told me she was afraid the vaccine would cause me to become sexually active (which this video proved to be a false accusation). Her last reason behind refusing the vaccinations was because my doctor had sounded like she was forced to talk about the vaccine and she herself didn't look too excited about the treatment. I'm not complaining that I didn't get it, but at the same time, it could have been beneficial to my health down the road.
You can still get vaccinated against HPV with Gardasil 9. Please listen to this London gynaecologist explain why women of any age should have the HPV vaccine. ruclips.net/video/htT6uv8M_Q8/видео.html
how would you respond to the serious concerns recently voiced by the American College of Pediatricians, that the HPV vaccine was not properly tested with a true placebo and may be linked with Premature Ovarian Failure?
How about today. Crimes against humanity
Hah just realized that the name of the surgeon admiral is Sam, I wonder if he's an uncle.
Healthcare triage México !!!
I have a question. I had genital warts when i was 18, and i cured them, they havent shown for more than 1 year now, should i vaccinate now, or am i immune to HPV now?
You are not immune to HPV now. There are over 100 different strains of HPV. The ones that cause warts are not the same strains that cause cancer. Also, even if you were exposed to a strain of HPV that caused cancer, and your body cleared the infection on its own, you can still be re-infected with the same strain. You body does not naturally build immunity through infection with HPV. It is worth while for you to be vaccinated for HPV at ANY age. Please watch this video by a London gynaecologist for a good explanation of why everyone should be vaccinated against HPV. ruclips.net/video/htT6uv8M_Q8/видео.html
Both the title and the description of this video need to get their act together... Good video, however :)
Well, I'm a virgin this doesn't apply to me.
*exit, stage right*
+LarlemMagic Actually, that makes you a perfect candidate for vaccination.
Evil collegue
I don't know how anyone can support mandatory vaccination against any virus. My body is my own; I should have bodily autonomy. I should be able to refuse any medical intervention for any reason, or for no reason at all - even if it impacts on another person. Please allow us all to make autonomous decisions on our lives and weigh up the positives and negatives of all health treatments.
+Anthony F Very few people would stand up in support of Typhoid Mary. Very brave of you.
It is sad that people caught disease and subsequently died from "Typhoid Mary," but it does not negate the fact that we are each individually responsible for vaccinating ourselves and have absolutely no duty to do so for the wellbeing of other people. In the same way that I would not force someone to give a blood transfusion or a spare kidney to a dying relative (even though it would be a good thing to do), I would not force immunisation upon someone. Once we head down that direction in society we have truly lost the sanctity of the individual.
It's not mandatory. Who said it was? No vaccine is "mandatory".
I did get the course of vaccines in grade nine. I should probably get it again, but I'm a chicken when it comes to needles so I haven't bothered yet. Yes, I know I'm dumb
+Crystalvampire66 If you got all three doses you shouldn't need it ever again.
+Minda Carpenter I heard somewhere that you have to re up it every few years. But great news if I don't
On the CDC schedule it looks like you only need 3 doses in your life.
+Minda Carpenter well yay then! Thanks for the info
unultilized. guys, please read you titles. fix pls.
this shot hurt soo bad worst one ive had
+hazard1024 Fainting is pretty common, too.
Dr. Carol should be in jail.
Umm, why is it only for girls?
Should clarify, not only for girls but why is it encouraged for girls more than boys?
In the UK girls get it at school age 12-13 for free
So along a similar theme, what would you say to a parent who came to you and said "Yes, I want all the standard recommended vaccinations for my child. I want the HPV vaccine for my child. I want a yearly flu shot. I also want my child vaccinated against smallpox, TB, anthrax, rabies, and yellow fever."
80% of the population does not contract TB, anthrax, rabies, or yellow fever. So your example makes no sense.
@@NLR759 what percentage do you feel like preventive measures should be used? Only one in a million people gets hit by lightning every year, yet it's still generally considered a good idea to come inside in a thunderstorm.
@@JoePatterson HPV does not have the same rate of infection in the population as being struck by lightening. At least 80% of the population will have an HPV infection in their lifetime. A person can contract HPV even if they only ever have one partner. HPV can lead to cancer, and is preventable through a vaccine. So once again your analogy does not make sense.
@@NLR759 Everything you said about HPV is true, and is why everyone absolutely should get the HPV vaccine. I have the HPV vaccine, my kids have the HPV vaccine, I would love to see it become so prevalent that the virus becomes extinct. Can you explain to me why an 80% HPV infection rate means that people shouldn't get a TB vaccination?
@@JoePatterson Because TB is not prevalent in north american populations. In 2020 there were 2.2 cases per 100,000. Also TB can be cured with antibiotics. There is just no comparison with HPV.
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Personally, I think the gov't needs to make vaccinations mandatory for those who can get them. Then we'll have the #s we need for them to be effective. It's a matter of public health.
Dr. Carroll, I love this show and respect everything you say and present to us. I've watched every single episode HCT has made about the HPV vaccine, but you have never addressed my lingering concern about it -- what about long-term fertility rates? Does the vaccine affect fertility? Could it affect fertility? How long did the drug trials last? If we are vaccinating 11-12 year old girls, can we guarantee that they won't have vaccine-induced fertility issues 20 years later when they want to get pregnant?
(I ask this as a 24yo female, who only practices safe sex. Back when I was 17-18, my mother and I decided together that I wouldn't get the vaccine. So even though my decision is made, I'm still concerned about other young girls.)
I understand that the drug is "safe," and I completely follow and understand the research behind it. But I don't think fertility falls under the umbrella term of "safety," does it? Could you PLEASE address this concern? The lack of information is unsettling.
+TheThreeMavii The HPV vaccine is like any other vaccine, except that the disease it immunizes people against is different. No other vaccine affects fertility, and likewise, the HPV vaccine does not affect fertility. Let me explain.
Vaccines do not cause one's reproductive system to react-they cause the immune system to react. The immune system responds by (1) destroying the weakened or dead germs and (2) forming antibodies and memory cells to fight the germ in the future, should one be exposed to it again. Because vaccines only induce an immune response, they do not affect one's reproductive system.
Ask yourself: Are you worried about fertility when you receive a Tdap or MMR vaccine? If not, then there is no reason to worry about fertility with the HPV vaccine, as it affects one's body in precisely the same way. Just because the HPV vaccine immunizes against a sexual transmitted disease does not mean that it alters one's reproductive system. It simply keeps one's reproductive system healthy by significantly reducing the chance of contracting HPV.
+Matthew M Thanks, that's a really good answer.
TheThreeMavii
No problem, glad I could help
Doctors are the worst kind of ignorant. They just can figure it out. Smh
#DRALAHOOLU.
First! #sarcasm
Do you realize we know your LYING!!!!
Hmm...the color's off. Also, misspelled the title. Good video otherwise, though.