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Didn't HPV vaccines cut HPV prevalence by an order of magnitude, at this point in everyone under 30 years old?


IIRC in america women can get it free through insurance, but men have to pay out of pocket if they want it, and it's expensive.


Hasn't been my experience. My son got it as a matter of routine and my private (employer) insurance paid it.


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It was definitely a thing, much harder to get insurance to pay for it for guys. Maybe it changed in the US, but it looks like Canada for example still discriminates based on gender: https://immunizebc.ca/hpv

In the US, years ago, it was possible to get if you were a guy between 18-25 but you really had to demand it and confirm/claim a low number of sexual partners. Not sure if that's still the case, hopefully not.




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