My only trouble* with the vaccine is that it doesn't cover a larger number of strains. Given so many peoples purposeful cluelessness** (IMO ), I can see them as taking this as a "I can't get HPV!" get out of jail free card, when it's not.
*I'm all in favor of the vaccine, I just wish it covered more strains.
** Actual conversation with my then GF's roommate back in college ( circa '88, but I've since encountered this elsewhere ).
I'd told her that her BF had been bragging to me that he was rather promiscious(sp?) and not taking any precautions.
"I can't get AIDS, or any STD, I'm on the pill."
After 45 minutes of trying to explain to her that the pill didn't protect from AIDS or any STD, and that's it's not a 100% surefire as birth control either ( which 2 of my friends learned the hard way ), I gave up. Some people just don't want to know the truth.
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Date: 2008-05-14 06:15 pm (UTC)ETA: Also, good job on the debunking.
My only trouble* with the vaccine is that it doesn't cover a larger number of strains. Given so many peoples purposeful cluelessness** (IMO ), I can see them as taking this as a "I can't get HPV!" get out of jail free card, when it's not.
*I'm all in favor of the vaccine, I just wish it covered more strains.
** Actual conversation with my then GF's roommate back in college ( circa '88, but I've since encountered this elsewhere ).
I'd told her that her BF had been bragging to me that he was rather promiscious(sp?) and not taking any precautions.
"I can't get AIDS, or any STD, I'm on the pill."
After 45 minutes of trying to explain to her that the pill didn't protect from AIDS or any STD, and that's it's not a 100% surefire as birth control either ( which 2 of my friends learned the hard way ), I gave up. Some people just don't want to know the truth.