Teen Girls Think They are Safe from STDs After HPV Vaccines

The vaccine for Human Papillomavirus is lowering the HPV rates in teens'.  This has led 1 in four teenage girls to falsely believe that the vaccine will help protect them against other sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and more.  A brand new study says that a quarter of teen girls believe that the vaccination will also lower the risk of contracting other infections.

The study involved 339 girls aged 13 to 21 with 60% being sexually active.  The sexually active group received their first of three HPV shots.

Herpes Vaccine Only Does Half The Job

Herpes Vaccine

A new experimental herpes vaccine has failed in its mission to protect women against the Herpes 1 and Herpes 2 virus.  The vaccine had high hopes but will not live up to its claims.

The vaccine is developed by GlaxoSmithKline and was meant to protect against both strains of the herpes virus.

The study which involved 8300 women between the ages of 18 to 30,  partially protected against HSV-1.  HSV-1 is very common and typically causes cold sores but can also cause genital herpes.  The strain HSV-2 that most commonly causes genital herpes was not affected by the vaccine.