British girl dies after cervical cancer vaccine

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British health officials have temporarily suspended a vaccination program in an English city after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after being vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
British health officials have temporarily suspended a vaccination program in an English city after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after being vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.

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10 Nov 2011 09:36p.m.

Maria wrote:

the story of Natalie is the proof that sometimes the vaccine can give 100% guarantee from the future cancer. The other unlucky girls are still to be afraid of a cervix cancer, aren't they?

04 Feb 2010 12:53p.m.

rhys wrote:

Would it really matter if parents decided to not Vaccinate there child at this time! Would they die from it? Parents! Did you die from not having Gardasil?

17 Nov 2009 08:14a.m.

Darcy Cowan wrote:

Lisa, on the off chance that you return here and are still worried there has been a study looking at the safety of Gardasil in the real population. Essentially the statistics of harm caused by the vaccine were compared to the incidence in the normal population and found to be the same. ie the chances of an adverse event are the same whether you take the vaccine or not. Google "gardasil post licensure safety study"