GIRL OF 14 DIES AFTER CERVICAL CANCER JAB.Byline: JOHN KELLY John Kelly or Jack Kelly is the name of: People
A GIRL of 14 died yesterday hours after she was vaccinated against 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. at her school. The girl, named by friends as Natalie Morton, was given the drug Cervarix at 10.45am as part of a national programme for 12 to18-year-olds. She became unwell and died in the afternoon at hospital. Other girls at Coventry's Blue Coat Church of England Church of England: see England, Church of. School felt dizzy and sick but didn't go to hospital. Distraught Charmaine Dunn-Myria, 15, a fellow pupil, also had her jab yesterday. She said: "Everyone was panicking when they heard the news about what had happened to Natalie and the other girls. There were girls crying in the corridors. It's really scary. I never knew you could get sick from this or even die. I can't believe what has happened." Headteacher Dr Julie Roberts last night appealed for other parents to be on their guard. She said: "If your daughter had a vaccine today we ask that you are extra vigilant regarding any signs or symptoms." The vaccination programme for the Coventry area has been suspended and an investigation is under way. About 1.4million vaccine doses have been given since last September. The jab guards against the human papilloma virus human papilloma virus n. Abbr. HPV A DNA virus of the genus Papillomavirus, certain types of which cause cutaneous and genital warts in humans, including condyloma acuminatum. , a sexually transmitted infection that causes 70 per cent of cervical cancers. Health officials last night stressed that there was not yet any evidence the jab was responsible for Natalie's death. CAPTION(S): NIGHTMARE Blue Coat C of E school |
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