A study in Scotland has found that no cases of cervical cancer have been detected in young women who have been fully vaccinated against HPV. “It is possible to make cervical cancer a rare disease.” Amazing news!
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It's truly incredible. We have a scientifically proven way to prevent cervical cancer in women and other cancers in men, and yet the vaccination rate in the US is 58.5%.
https://progressreport.cancer.gov/prevention/hpv_immunization#:~:text=In%202021%2C%2058.5%25%20of%20adolescents,(HPV)%20vaccine%20as%20recommended.
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