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Tue 08 Aug 2008Harney announces cervical vaccine programme
Minister for Health Mary Harney today announced that she expects to begin a programme of cervical cancer vaccinations, which will be given to 12-year-old girls in primary school, in September next year.
The vaccine would prevent girls from contracting a virus that can cause cervical cancer in later life. About 85 women die from cervical cancer in Ireland each year, but about 2,000 potential cases are diagnosed through smear testing.
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