More than 1,300 schoolgirls have experienced adverse reactions to
the controversial cervical cancer jab.
Doctors have reported that girls aged just 12 and 13 have suffered
paralysis, convulsions and sight problems after being given the vaccine.
Dozens were described as having pain 'in extremity' while others suffered
from nausea, muscle weakness, fever, dizziness and numbness.
The vaccine is being given to girls under a Government programme to
prevent women from developing cervical cancer. Ministers say it will
ultimately save 700 lives a year.
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Some have dubbed it the 'promiscuity jab' because it is given to girls
to protect against the sexually-transmitted HPV virus which causes
70 per cent of cervical tumours.
Last night campaigners called for the vaccination campaign to be suspended
in the light of the published side-effects.
But Government health experts insisted the Cervarix vaccine was safe and that the total of 1,340 reports was to be expected, given that more than 700,000 girls were vaccinated last year.
