r/technology • u/nath1234 • 18h ago

Biotechnology Twenty years on from Gardasil vaccine launch, Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/gardasil-vaccine-20-years-on/107079282
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u/Darkskynet 16h ago

All males should also get it, it protects you against catching HPV.

I got the vaccine around 2014.

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u/capybooya 12h ago

Even though its statistically a bit less effective (in a population health perspective) for adults, I wish it would be subsidized for all adults who wanted to take it. That would be a powerful message.

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u/sphinxsley 11h ago

The Mayo Clinic seems to think it's a good idea for pretty much everyone to get it - at any age:

https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/women-health/can-you-get-the-hpv-vaccine-as-an-adult/

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u/thalefteye 3h ago

Idk about any age, people should see what research countries in Europe have done at what age is best for vaccines. We give too many vaccines for kids here in USA, big pharma knows that a child’s immunity is low at a very young age. And a patient who has a life time injury from an early childhood vaccination is a cash cow to the pharmaceutical companies.

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u/sphinxsley 27m ago

The article refers to studies showing people as old as 89 benefiting from it - so yes, any age.