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[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 77 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Marjorie Green, a senior vice president at Merck, called the five-year follow-up data a “meaningful milestone” and “encouraging.”

Unfortunate name

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago

lmao. Watch her middle name is something with a T and she insists you do not print the initial

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 42 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The last paragraph: "While the top-line results appear positive, conclusions can’t be drawn until the full data from the trial are published. The vaccines are also being developed amid a political environment hostile to mRNA vaccines. Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has railed against mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, making false claims about their safety and efficacy. In August, Kennedy unilaterally canceled $500 million in grant funding for the development of mRNA-based vaccines against diseases that pose pandemic threats."

The current "Health Secretary" should carry the weight, personally, of the increased mortality and morbidity his policies have already and will continue to engender. May he stub his toe, knock his head, or bang his elbow/knee every time someone suffers from his policies.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If I can get vaccinated against cancer, I’ll sign up no matter what dumbass antivaxxers say

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] dingus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can you not get the HPV vaccine as a guy? Is it like not allowed in some areas? In my area, men, women, children, etc all can get it unless you're close to retirement age.

Men can get HPV-associated penile cancers, although they are obviously much less common than cervical cancer. Still...you don't want to lose your dick to dick cancer. Had a case somewhat recently at work with this scenario.

And besides penile cancer risk, the vaccine would help prevent it in their female partners. Or it can help prevent anal cancer in your male (or female) partners.

Idk it just seems like a win-win for everyone to get it.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Bold of you to think this thing gets any use

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Right, right, because of the crushing weight of responsibility should you transfer HPV between people. I understand. Well, I have good news for you! 😉

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bahaha. Ok I'm ngl this is why I haven't gotten it either. Sometimes I decide I want to get it anyway "just in case", but then I get lazy about it. 🙃

[–] Kjell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

In my city they give HPV vaccine for free for everyone between 18-26. I think the men gets it to reduce the transferring between people.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago

its likely car-t TREATMENT, uses the patients specific cancer cell to make a vaccine against, which can be expensive. since different cancers have different mutations, and even some "same" cancers have different mutations one another in the same subtype.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That 500 million was pretty paltry already.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I can't wait to get ahold of this from America's up-and-coming medical black-market.

Maybe it will at least be cool like some kind of cyberpunk dystopia and I'll have to go down under some basement in a neon-festooned Neo-Brooklyn with prostitutes inexplicably wearing armor and face-shields walking around.

Some dude with a cyber-eye and a robot monkey on his shoulder will look up and say "Ahh you want some of the good stuff? Some tetanus vaccine? Maybe measles shots? Some Tylenol? We have everything, just make sure you weren't followed."

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

“Lalalalla. I can’t hear you. I’m just gonna eat my horse worm paste.” -MAGAcucks

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

“The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.”