# Gardasil HPV vaccine

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/hpv-vaccine/

10 people recommended Gardasil HPV vaccine in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

These are opinions from Hacker News comments, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as one of the easiest ways to cut cancer risk, citing strong protection against several cancer-linked HPV strains. Rare severe reactions are the caveat raised.

Summary written by Claude from 12 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 11 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Protects against cancer-causing HPV strains (3 comments in the sample): "I personally still believe the risk of the vaccine is worth it. HPV can cause various cancers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46817541)) "There are effective vaccines for the 9 most problematic HPV types" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49206935)) "since it covers many multiple strains" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48624301))
- Reduces cervical cancer deaths (3 comments in the sample): "One of the easiest interventions you can take to reduce your cancer risk." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49895755)) "The HPV vaccine will almost entirely wipe out cervical cancer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49463594)) "it's saved so many lives here in Australia" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959451))
- Glad they got vaccinated (2 comments in the sample): "But I'm glad I got the vaccine eventually, I'm sure I would not have seen all variants." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48626419)) "I am glad as I didn’t know about my future divorce when I got vaccinated." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46466016))
- Very safe with eligibility into 40s (2 comments in the sample): "No questions asked, and my insurance fully covered all the doses." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46472186)) "Very safe vaccine and you're eligible into your 40's to get it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48623467))

## What people recommend instead

- [Gardasil 9](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gardasil-hpv-vaccine/): 9 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Gardasil HPV vaccine", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hpv-vaccine/ (10 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.