If somebody does nothing it could require a few years to create immunity to human papilloma virus. If somebody takes the writer's advice, it takes only a few months to develop immunity to HPV. The longer someone has HPV, the longer it can create cervical damage. So it is preferred to generate resistance so as to eliminate HPV as quickly as reasonable.
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