14-year old schoolgirl dies after taking HPV vaccine
A reminder that the HPV vaccine that they are trying to make mandatory in some US schools isn't risk-free.
A 14-year-old girl has died after being given a cervical cancer jab as part of a national immunisation programme, but the exact cause of death is unknown.
The pupil was taken ill at Blue Coat CofE School in Coventry shortly after she received the Cervarix vaccine. She died in the town's University Hospital.
The batch of the vaccine used has been quarantined by the local NHS.
The injection offers protection against a sexually transmitted disease, which is linked to most cervical cancers.
A routine programme of vaccinating 12- and 13-year-old girls started in September 2008 across the UK using the Cervarix vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline. A catch-up campaign is now under way for older girls.
The injection offers protection against the human papilloma virus (HPV), the most common cause of cervical cancer.
This just confirms my thoughts about this vaccine. I am so glad that I do not have to worry about this for several more years with my daughter. I am hoping by then this will be researched a little more. Our poor kids are already stuck and immunized to death with who knows what, but we have to do it because it is required for them to go to school.
14-year old schoolgirl dies after taking HPV vaccine
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