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Mon 11 Nov 2010Adverse reactions to cancer vaccine reported
MORE THAN 60 adverse reactions to the cervical cancer vaccine used in the State’s national immunisation programme have been reported so far to the Irish Medicines Board (IMB).
To date about 45,000 doses of the HPV vaccine have been given to school girls as part of the national immunisation programme which began in May and almost all of the adverse reactions have been reported among 12-14 year old girls, the age group being targeted in the programme.
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