The Walgreens pharmacist scolded my 35 year old girlfriend for getting it, saying that it was useless at her age. She insisted and he reluctantly administered the first dose (and later got the rest at another location). He even questioned her motives for getting it once she was in the room. I was appalled by the whole interaction.

Maybe I could have understood if I had said she was my wife. But it is still stupid to assume that there will be no other sexual partners ever again in her life.

With the prevalence of HPV, it's likely that we have one or more strains already, but who knows. Maybe the strain of a future partner is what will trigger cancer.

If anyone here can enlighten me about the pharmacist's attitude, I would be grateful.

I got vaccinated way before I met her, and even as a male I didn't get any comments from the pharmacists that gave me the shots.

Gotta love the logic of telling adults not to get the vaccine because its probably too late and you're already infected, while also telling parents not to give it to their kids because it's only for "prostitutes and promiscuous gay men" (per RFK)

Even if you're married, you might not be married forever, could be in an open relationship, or a partner may cheat. None of which is the pharmacist's business.

MY partner also had a hard time getting it, at the age of 26. I also had a hard time getting it, at age 26.

People read the recommendation guideline, and brainlessly follow it without care of why it's in place. If you haven't had a reason to be exposed by 30, 30 is as good of a time to get the shot as 9.

One of the few times I can say the majority of medical practitioners don't know what they are talking about when they spit dogma instead of life-saving sense.

HPV is approved up to age 45 with “shared clinical decision making”. Above age 26 it may be more difficult without a clinician due to unimportant bullshit. Try a Planned Parenthood.

I'm 44 and didn't catch any gruff from the staff. I'd complain to the head pharmacist.