Like Half of Us, NYC Council Speaker Has HPV

Of all the needlessly stigmatized medical conditions, HPV is the most maddening. For one thing, it’s ubiquitous: Half of all sexually active people will get it, according to the Department of Health & Human Services. And although the fact that HPV causes cervical cancer ought to trump any squeamishness about its mode of transmission, HPV vaccination rates remain low across the country, due to concerns the vaccine — recommended for boys and girls as young as 11 — will encourage promiscuity.

All of which explains why New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito wasn’t just oversharing when she tweeted the results of her latest pap smear last night.

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