Cervical cancer dangers highlighted as awareness week begins
Fine Gael’s Seanad health spokesperson has urged women to book a smear test for the condition, which kills 90 people in Ireland every year.
View ArticleGay men’s health clinic turned down for vaccination funding
The National Immunisation Programme refused the request.
View ArticleHSE cannot contact home-schooled girls to provide HPV vaccine
The HSE are ‘not in a position’ to do so because of data protection issues.
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Public health professionals are blaming recent negative media coverage for the drop in uptake.
View ArticleHSE developing "care pathway" for girls experiencing symptoms after HPV vaccine
The vaccine, Gardasil, has been criticised by some parent groups.
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An ongoing online campaign against in-school vaccinations is not based on scientific evidence, and is contradicted by volumes of it.
View ArticleThe amount of young girls getting the HPV vaccine has dropped significantly
The HSE said it is concerned about the drop.
View Article'Forty young Irish girls will die of cervical cancer as a result of falling...
5,000 fewer girls received the vaccine this year in comparison to the previous year.
View ArticleThese Young Scientists asked parents about their attitude to the HPV vaccine
The girls asked parents with daughters to fill out a survey on the HPV vaccine – and found out some interesting results.
View ArticleAs HPV-linked cancers increase, should boys get the HPV vaccine?
The HPV vaccine can prevent men from contracting genital warts and a number of HPV-associated cancers – but in Ireland it is only offered for free to girls.
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A heartbreaking US documentary ‘Someone You Love – The HPV Epidemic’ premiered in Dublin last night.
View ArticleTeachers' union pass motion asking for review of HPV vaccine scheme
The TUI are expected to raise the issue with the Department of Education.
View ArticleHSE: Complacency over vaccines could cause death in Ireland
The HSE issued the warning this morning following a spate of deaths as a result of a measles outbreak in Europe.
View ArticleClaim George Hook spoke about HPV vaccine in 'ill-informed and irresponsible'...
The BAI said that Hook’s approach to discussing the vaccine had satisfied its Code of Fairness, but “only in a barely minimal fashion”.
View ArticleHealth Minister slams 'false' and 'unfounded' claims from anti-vaccine...
Highlighting the particular case of the HPV vaccine, Harris said he is very concerned about the fall in the uptake rate, which is heading below 50%.
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There was a discussion around what is causing a mistrust of vaccines, which have eradicated many diseases in Ireland.
View ArticleStudy to begin on rolling out free HPV vaccine scheme to boys
The HPV virus can lead to cervical, penile and throat cancer in some cases.
View ArticleMost schools with low uptake rate of HPV vaccine are disadvantaged - study
The study examined 577 schools across the country and analysed figures from the 2013/2014 academic year.
View Article'Emotional terrorism': After HPV vaccine uptake rates fall to 50%, the HSE is...
Health minister Simon Harris said that those who aren’t medical professionals shouldn’t be giving expert advice on vaccines.
View ArticleSimon Harris says HPV vaccine saves lives, after speaking to Finian McGrath...
McGrath had called for the vaccine to be banned.
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