Gardasil 9
HPV vaccine in Health & fitness
Recommended as early protection against HPV-linked cancers, with two doses often said to give most of the benefit; the main caveat is adverse effects.
9 people recommended Gardasil 9 in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
5 of the 9 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark”.
These are opinions from Hacker News comments, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor.
Summary written by Claude from 13 comments.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 2
The record
Recommended in 4 of 12 months
In 4 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 4 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 5 of its 9 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
- A health productHealth and money products are never badged, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 13 of the 13 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Protects against HPV-linked cancer
“Of course it's best to take advantage of the best protection it can offer, so why not do it early?”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero” “The risk of cancer is far higher if you choose to take the alternative risk.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero” “The vaccine protects against 9 variants.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark” Encourages early vaccination
“I read your comment and literally just went and got the vaccine.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark” “I wish more people would get vaccinated.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Serious adverse effects reported
“the death rate from the HPV vaccine itself exceeds the death rates of cervical cancer”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero” “My oldest daughter almost died from the first Gardasil”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero” “especially with the adverse effects”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardasil HPV vaccine | 10 | 0 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | — |
| Gardasil 9This page | 9 | 0 | 2 | 82% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 13 opinions about it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Gardasil 9 seems to be the best available HPV vaccine”
“especially with the adverse effects”
“Of course it's best to take advantage of the best protection it can offer, so why not do it early?”
“the death rate from the HPV vaccine itself exceeds the death rates of cervical cancer”
“The risk of cancer is far higher if you choose to take the alternative risk.”
“My oldest daughter almost died from the first Gardasil”
“Gardasil is actually approved for use not only in India itself, but also the US (and Europe”
“They all cleared out about a 1 year after the first shot, never to return.”
“2 doses seems to be all that's needed for most of the benefit”
“I read your comment and literally just went and got the vaccine.”
“low risk, potentially high reward, low cost intervention”
“The vaccine protects against 9 variants.”
“I wish more people would get vaccinated.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.