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> albeit stupidly expensive for men WHY??? 620€ in Germany/Austria for 3 shots is absolutely outrageous. HPV is responsible for a high amount of penile, anal
by Traubenfuchs 5y ago
> albeit stupidly expensive for men
WHY??? 620€ in Germany/Austria for 3 shots is absolutely outrageous.
HPV is responsible for a high amount of penile, anal and mouth/throat cancers. Even if you already have or had a HPV infection, the vaccine can protect you from getting it again or strains you don't have yet. There is some evidence that the HPV vaccine can act as cure for existing infections. +anyone vaccinated protects unvaccinated people.
- carlmr 5y ago>anyone vaccinated protects unvaccinated people. Fellow German here, this is what I really don't understand, this is the same argument that is used for every other vaccine. Why not this one? Is it really 620€ I was thinking of getting it at some point, but that's a steep price.
- MagnumOpus 5y agoYou know why. US drug conglomerate Merck patented anything to do with the HPV vaccine and is charging as much as it can to maximise profits - netting twice the total R&D costs for Gardasil every year on it.