以下は個人的な感想。
子宮頸がんは、原因の大半を占めるウィルスの主な感染経路が性行為であることと、そのウィルス感染を防ぐ予防接種の対象が極めて多感な時期の女性であったことによる印象が大きいんじゃないかなと。
性教育や性に関する話を忌避しがちな文化だったことも影響が少なくないとも思っている。
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I too feel this is 💯 true.
India there's no sex education at all -- while it's as bad as it used to be, still there's a significant portion of girls who drop out of school after puberty.
And I had no clue about cervical cancer vaccine - it's not common knowledge 😔
The HPV vaccine can significantly reduce the incidence of cervical cancer. It increases the chances of women suffering from cancer, not living long enough, or losing their uteruses. I don't think there's any reason not to get vaccinated.
New vaccines and medicines tend to be scary because we don't know much about them. I think education is important in everything.
irrational inefficient sophist word salad BEEPBOOP
I have a feeling that the COVID vaccine has led to a situation where people are doubting about vaccines overall (because it was hurriedly approved and widely administered so soon; unlike most other vaccines). So new vaccines will face even more scrutiny now.
I was checking HPV vaccine cost in India -- while it's not expensive, the cost is high enough that most girls can't afford it 🤔🤔 Healthcare in India is not universal.