MedPage Today By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: March 27, 2011 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Cancer drugs rushed to the market via the FDA’s accelerated approval process often languish in confirmatory trials, agency researchers say. Out […]
HPV vaccine action center
Vaccineinjuryhelpcenter Our Gardasil injury lawyers are investigating serious side effects linked to Gardasil, including blood clots, neurological disorders and even death. Gardasil was approved by the FDA in June 2006. As of June 30, 2008, there have been 9,749 VAERS reports of adverse events following vaccination with Merck’s Gardasil HPV vaccine. Of these, 94% were […]
Parents across the Country Voice Fears Illness After Gardasil Vaccination
pressreleasecirculation By Wrex Honad 3/26/2011 9:56:34 PM The Centers for Disease control have long held onto their opinion that the Gardasil vaccine was a safe and effective way to prevent human papilloma virus in teens and young women. HPV is responsible for the majority of both pre-cancerous changes and cancers of the cervix and vagina […]
Hysteria takes hold as schoolgirls fear the needle
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Jim O’rourke
March 27, 2011
SCHOOLGIRLS were so frightened and anxious about getting vaccinated against cervical cancer that their reaction ”bordered on hysteria”, a new research paper shows.
The fear was so extreme that girls began crying, screaming and fainting during school vaccination days.
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead found that when this intense fear was witnessed by classmates waiting to get the needle, anxiety levels jumped even more.
Rwanda: Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer to Begin Soon
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The country is set to introduce a new vaccine against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that is expected to reduce the number of women dying of cervical cancer.
Diane Mutamba, an official in the Ministry of Health, said that the vaccination is expected to begin next month, with girls in Primary six to be the first beneficiaries.
The vaccine, known as Gardasil, is manufactured by pharmaceutical company, Merck.
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