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Not sure but theres zero downside to getting it

• toast0 1y ago
  Information from the CDC [1], indicates Adverse Reactions are similar to administration of a placebo, which is not zero. Any vaccine administration has potential for negative adverse reactions, it's reasonable not to get a vaccine if you judge the upside is not worth the downside, even if the downside is small. The CDC says: > Like all medical interventions, vaccines can have some side effects. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/hpv/hcp/recommendations.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/hpv/hcp/recommendations.htm...
  • freedomben 1y ago
    If it's similar to placebo, doesn't that imply that it's pretty much non-existent?
    • toast0 1y ago
      No, the CDC says (at my previous link): > A temperature of 100°F during the 15 days after vaccination was reported in 10% to 13% of HPV vaccine recipients. A similar proportion of placebo recipients reported an elevated temperature. If you take some research subjects, do nothing to them, and then ask how they did 15 days after, I would be surprised if 10-13% reported a 100F fever during that time. But, that's a reasonable result from a saline or hpv injection.
• attila-lendvai 1y ago
  there's no zero downside (risk) of anything that makes a permanent state change in your immune system.