This is from data for women getting a test for chlamydia - by the numbers, the highest risk population for HPV That there is ~no~ infection among these people is a massive win
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The early predictions - that we might eliminate cervical cancer altogether - no longer seem so far fetched
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Note: this is similar to the trend seen in Australia, which has had a nationwide HPV vaccination program since 2005pic.twitter.com/KQxYtxlnv0
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Note 2: In Australia, this has also resulted in a massive drop in the rates of high-grade cervical abnormalities in women who received the vaccinepic.twitter.com/mcCgKoyp2r
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Other things worth noting: - no evidence in the UK data that HPV 16/18 are being replaced with other cancer-causing strains of HPV - no evidence that HPV vaccination changes sexual behaviour (from other studies)
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Vaccines prevent cancer.
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Vaccines cause cancer too
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HPV 16/18 cause ~70% of cervical cancer
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Wonderful and seems achievable HPV vaccine prevent so much more
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