A while back I wrote an article about HPV, or Human Papillomavirus. I mentioned in it that there was a vaccine in the works. Now, whether or not it is the same vaccine, it has been put to market.

I’ve been a bit upset about the hype that HPV is getting. HPV is not an epidemic, nor does it, at its stage, deserve the various commercials that now invade my television set more than the “Above the Influence” ads do. And when the ads come on, they’re incredibly cheesy and hyped up. The vaccine’s commercial, product named “Gardasil,” flaunts that with each vaccination there can be “one less” person affected by HPV.

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