Independent : declared in Dear Dr Grant: Will the HPV vaccine harm my daughters?

Dear Dr Grant: I have two daughters, aged 10 and 12. I hear so many mixed things about the HPV vaccine that, at this stage, I am totally confused about whether or not to get them vaccinated. Answer: Yes, you should get all your children vaccinated against HPV, boys and girls. In November 2015, the European Medicines Agency reported no link between chronic fatigue-like syndromes and the HPV vaccine. Recent evidence from Scotland and Australia has shown a reduced rate of pre-cancer changes and cancer cases in young girls following vaccination.

Schoolgirls sent to hospital after getting HPV vaccine | Bangkok Post: news

A girl is taken by ambulance to a hospital in Phitsanulok after developing tightening of the chest and palpitations following an HPV vaccination. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha)PHITSANULOK – Four Prathom 5 students were rushed to a hospital after they were given an HPV vaccination on Wednesday morning. Following the injection - said to help prevent the development of cervical cancer later in life - eleven girls developed tightness of the chest, palpitations and fatigue. Medical personnel rushed to Ban Krang (Phra Khao Chaisit) School to give first-aid treatment, and four girls were sent to the hospital - one in a serious condition due to her chronic asthma. Sasipa Phuthiladdawan, a teacher at the school, said the 16 students had received their parents' consent to receive the vaccination voluntarily.


Urgent action is needed to address the fact that the number of girls getting the HPV vaccine has fallen to 50%. More than 30 organisations have joined together ahead of the new school term to encourage more students to get the vaccine. More 400 people will be diagnosed with a cancer caused by HPV this year - 300 of these will be cervical cancer. Donal Buggy, Head of Services and Advocacy at the Irish Cancer Society, said: "When it comes to the HPV vaccine, the jury is in - the vaccine is safe and saves lives. The Irish Cancer Society has been vocal on this issue for quite some time.


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