Dobec M, Bannwart F, Kaeppeli F, Cassinotti P. Medica, Medizinische Laboratorien Dr F Kaeppeli, Zurich, Switzerland. m.dobec@medica-labor.ch Abstract BACKGROUND: There is a need for reliable, automated high throughput HPV detection and genotyping methods for pre- and post-prophylactic vaccine intervention analyses. OBJECTIVES: To optimize the linear array (LA) HPV genotyping test (Roche Diagnostics, Rotkreuz) in regard […]
Doctors demand schoolgirls be vaccinated against genital warts
By Denis Campbell Schoolgirls should be vaccinated against Britain’s commonest sexual infection when they receive their cervical cancer jabs, leading doctors are demanding. Sexual health specialists want all 12- and 13-year-old girls to be immunised against genital warts at the same time as they get a jab protecting them against cervical cancer. The call has […]
Letter to Irish Health Authorities from Citizen Concerned about HPV Vaccination Campaign
The following is a letter from concerned Irish citizen, Paula Byrne, addressing her concerns about the current HPV vaccination programme being conducted in Ireland. It was sent to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health. Cullenagh Portlaoise Co. Laois 20th January 2011 Dear Ms. McCann, Thank you for forwarding a copy of Tony Holohan and […]
One in 300 Irish Girls Report Adverse Reactions After Gardasil
By Norma Erickson According to a report in the Irish Times, there have been 90,000 doses of Gardasil administered since the Irish immunization program began last May. 300 adverse reactions have been reported. That means for every 300 doses administered, one girl suffered some sort of adverse event after her jab of HPV vaccine. Ireland is one of […]
Universal flu vaccine tested on humans for first time
msnbc A universal flu vaccine has been successfully tested on humans with the disease for the first time, it was reported Monday.The U.K.’s Guardian newspaper said that unlike existing vaccines, this one, which was tested by scientists at Britain’s Oxford University, does not need to be changed every year to match the latest strain of […]
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