Fears for women’s health as parents reject HPV vaccine
by Robin McKie Science editor from on (#39MWF)
Three nations blame social media for fall in number of girls given cervical cancer jabs
Health officials have become increasingly alarmed at campaigns aimed at blocking the take-up of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, which protects women against cervical cancer.
Three leading nations have now seen major reductions in the take-up of the vaccine and a growing number of doctors fear its use could be blocked elsewhere, despite its capacity to provide protection against a condition that kills hundreds of thousands of women a year.
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