[DalcoTX]

It prevents infection for the 4 most prevalent strains of HPV: 6, 11, 16, and 18. During trials, it was also shown to induce the antibody response for another 2 strains. This represents a near 85% effectiveness against genital warts and HPV-related cervical cancers.

[LadyNavyVet]

The bigggest problem I see on the horizon is that women who've had the vaccine will become complacent about their annual paps, and in 10 years or so we're going to see an uptick in women dying from the 15% of HPV this vaccine DOESN'T protect against.

I think it's criminally irresponsible of Merck to market this vaccine without shouting from the rooftops that it isn't a cure-all and women will still be at risk for cervical cancer and still need to get annual paps. But in all the advertising I've seen it's mentioned only in the fine print.

10 to 20 years from now the trial lawyers are going to get rich, once again, as women who've had the vaccine and still gotten cervical cancer sue the pants off Merck.

[conservative blonde]

And you condone the government mandating females must be vaccinated? Heil Hitler