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Manitoba to offer free, voluntary HPV vaccines to Grade 6 girls

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May 1, 2008
        
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WINNIPEG - Manitoba will join other provinces in offering schoolgirls free vaccines for the human papilloma virus. The voluntary immunizations will be available to girls in Grade 6, with their pare... ... By: THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - Manitoba will join other... [read full story]                    

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Older women warned off vaccine

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Older women warned off vaccine

news.com.au
May 4, 2008
        

A CANCER specialist has warned older women off getting the cervical cancer vaccine and has hit out at the drug regulator for approving the jabs. ... Dr Gerald Wain of Sydney's Westmead Hospital says he doesn't know why Cervarix has been approved for use in women aged 26...

Mothers less likely to pursue HPV vaccination for youngest daughters

eurekalert.org
May 4, 2008
        

Because the first national study of its kind has found that US mothers report they are less likely to vaccinate daughters under age 13 against human papillomavirus virus, even though the vaccine is recommended for girls at age 11 and 12, it's incumbent upon the healthcare community to work to...

                   

Older women warned off cancer vaccine

news.com.au
May 4, 2008
        

A LEADING cancer specialist has warned older women off getting the cervical cancer vaccine and hit out at the drug regulator for approving the jabs in the first place. ... Gerald Wain, a gynaecological oncologist at Westmead Hospital in Sydney, says it was "not easily...

Older women may be misled by cancer vaccine: report

abc.net.au
May 4, 2008
        

Doctors are urging women not to be misled by campaigns promoting the cervical cancer vaccine for young women. ... An article in the Medical Journal of Australia says women need to be told the human papilloma-virus vaccine is most effective before women become sexually...

Prevention the Best Option

scoop.co.nz
May 4, 2008
        

Young Labour welcomes the government’s announcement of $164 million to vaccinate young women against the human papillomavirus (HPV). ... Young Labour’s women’s representative, Ashley Murchison says, “Cervical cancer kills too many of our women every year. It's great that...

Mothers Less Likely To Pursue HPV Vaccination For Youngest Daughters

emaxhealth.com
May 3, 2008
        

US mothers report they are less likely to vaccinate daughters under age 13 against human papillomavirus virus (HPV), even though the vaccine is recommended for girls at age 11 and 12. ... Because the first national study of its kind has found that U.S. mothers report they...

Late Qld medico honoured for cancer research

abc.net.au
May 3, 2008
        

A Queensland medical researcher who helped develop the world's first cervical cancer vaccine will be honoured at a memorial service at Parliament House in Brisbane today. ... Former colleague, Professor Ian Frazer, says Dr Jian Zhou who died in 1999, played a vital role...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine

scoop.co.nz
May 3, 2008
        

It is commendable that the government seeks to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer in New Zealand and save the lives of an estimated 30 women each year from death from cervical cancer. It is disappointing that the government’s strategy for achieving ...

Broad political support for cervical cancer vaccine

radionz.co.nz
May 2, 2008
        

The announcement of a multimillion-dollar vaccination scheme to protect against cervical cancer has been met with broad political support. ... The Government has committed more than $164 million to a human papillomavirus immunisation programme, which will be topped up...

Critics say cervical cancer vaccine is 'experimental'

radionz.co.nz
May 2, 2008
        

A women's health group says a multi-million-dollar vaccination scheme to protect against cervical cancer is badly thought-out and will treat young girls as an experiment. ... The Government has committed more than $164 million to a human papillomavirus immunisation...

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