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But that's a virus that can cause cancer. You could theoretically get a cancer vaccine and still transmit HPV if you have it.


You can transmit it to those you have sex with. That's a pretty narrow means of transmission, and one that is already a vector for a variety of other diseases.


Hmm, what do you mean? Vaccines generally protect you from the disease more than they protect unvaccinated others from you transmitting it.


That you still can't infect someone with cancer. But it's not so important.




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