Contracting human papillomavirus raises the risk of getting cervical, oral and other less common forms of cancer. Less than half of girls and only 38% of boys in the U.S. are getting the vaccine for it. Why?

Contracting human papillomavirus raises the risk of getting cervical, oral and other less common forms of cancer.

Less than half of girls and only 38% of boys in the U.S. are getting the vaccine for it. Why? https://t.co/aH6fCJpsIj

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) May 3, 2019