150 girls ill because of cancer jab; HEALTH.MORE than 150 girls in Scotland have suffered a reaction to the cervical cancer Cervical Cancer Definition Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. vaccine, it emerged yesterday. Worried campaigners want the vaccination vaccination, means of producing immunity against pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria, by the introduction of live, killed, or altered antigens that stimulate the body to produce antibodies against more dangerous forms. programme to be suspended, claiming there are unanswered questions over the long-term effectiveness and safety of Cervarix. Jackie Fletcher, of the vaccine support group Jabs, said: "With cervical cancer there are other things girls could do to be safe so this is a big public experiment." But the Government and vaccine makers GlaxoSmithKline said the number of reactions is in line with any mass vaccination programme. A spokeswoman said: "Like all medicines, the HPV vaccine Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is a vaccine that targets certain sexually transmitted strains of human papillomavirus associated with the development of cervical cancer and genital warts.[1] Two HPV vaccines are currently on the market: Gardasil and Cervarix. is closely monitored and there is no evidence to suggest that it is unsafe." |
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