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Vaccinate and educate.(LETTERS)(Brief Article)

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| May 01, 2005 | Maehr, Jennifer | COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dr. Jerome A. Klobutcher argues that the availability of a human papillomavirus vaccine might cause an increase in rates of sexually transmitted infections because HPV-vaccinated individuals may feel impervious to STIs and may therefore engage in risky sexual behaviors ("Will HPV Vaccine Back-fire?" Letters, Feb. 15, 2005, p. 6).

He could use the same argument against the hepatitis B vaccine for all youth or the hepatitis A vaccine for homosexual/bisexual males. HPV is the most ubiquitous STI and has the potential for causing cancer. Condom use helps ...

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