"Merck’s promotion of Gardasil, its vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV), has a complicated history. First there was the exuberant claim about its reputedly great effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. Now comes the recommendation last month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that all 11- and 12-year-old boys should be given the vaccine...
Merck says that in males, the vaccine is 89 percent effective against genital warts and 75 percent effective against anal cancer. On closer inspection, some of the numbers don’t just deflate, they evaporate..."
A contrarian insight from Discover.
Should Boys Be Given the HPV Vaccine? The Science Is Weaker than the Marketing - The Crux, Discover
H/T Will Spencer
Boys And the HPV Vaccine - The Science Is Weaker than the Marketing?
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