HPV vaccine means young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death
www.bbc.com
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
  • w3dd1e@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    4 天前

    My insurance tried to argue with my doctor over whether they would give it to me. They said it was “experimental “ but my doctor was able to argue that they were wrong and got them to approve it after all.

    If your pharmacist hooked you up like that I’m jealous! So much easier.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 天前

      I can’t get my shingles vax (unless I pay) for a few more years. I really wish that was available when I was a kid because shingles suuuuuucks and we very well could eliminate it if there was enough buy in.

      • OldManWithACane@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        3 天前

        I want to pay out of pocket and they won’t let me because Im not old enough!

        I already had shingles in my mid 30s and it was an unbelievably excruciating experience. it felt like someone was piercing me with hot needles on the right side of my chest and it lasted for over a week.

        But no vaccine because reasons…