As a husband and the father of 2 young girls, I have to pay attention to stuff I probably wouldn't normally concern myself with, were I not married or a parent. This is one of those things: HPV vaccine. The MN Dept. of Health backed away from mandating the HPV vaccine for junior-high aged girls, but "we strongly encourage young women to get the vaccine," said Kristen Ehresmann, section chief for immunizations at the Health Department.
It saves lives. If you're a woman in the target range for the vaccine, please get info on the HPV vaccine and get vaccinated.
Edit: Turns out there's a benefit to the vaccine for men -- fighting HPV-related oral cancers. So, fellas, you need to stay up to date on this stuff, too.
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