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by discordance 37 days ago
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I thought it was because the vaccine is most effective for people before sexual activity begins.

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6114142/

Recommended for victims of sexual assault. Rather revoltingly one conservative objection to giving it to 9 years olds was that it would “increase risky behaviour” in that cohort, despite knowing that the biggest risk of sexually transmitted disease to children that age is rape by family member.