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• Cervical cancer rates fell by 87% in women who had HPV vaccine, U.K. study finds

  HPV vaccination programs have led to a drop in cervical cancer rates among certain age groups in the U.K., according to a new study.

  Health

  Nov 4
• Alberta father angry his son received HPV vaccine against the family’s wishes

  A central Alberta family is angry with Alberta Health Services because during routine immunizations at school, their son was accidentally given a vaccine they had not consented to.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2018
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• HPV vaccine cuts cervical abnormalities: study

  Young women immunized against human papilloma virus were significantly less likely to have potentially cancerous cervical abnormalities compared to those who didn't receive the HPV vaccine, a study of more than 10,000 subjects has found.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2016
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• HPV vaccine Gardasil safe; no evidence of serious adverse effects: Health Canada

  Health Canada says a review of international research data suggests the HPV vaccine Gardasil can be safely used and there are no new safety risks associated with its use.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2015
• HPV vaccine program expanded to at-risk boys and young men

  The B.C. Government has announced that the HPV (human papillomavirus virus) vaccine program has been expanded to at-risk boys and young men.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2015
• ‘We failed’ in presentation of HPV vaccine story, Star publisher says

  The Toronto Star has courted controversy by reporting on the HPV vaccine. Now, an editor at the paper says that the article did not give enough weight to scientific evidence.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2015
• Hundreds of teenage girls in Colombia struck by mystery illness

  Authorities say they still don't know what caused more than 200 girls in El Carmen de Bolivar to come down in recent weeks with symptoms ranging from fainting to numbness in the hands and headaches.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2014
• P.E.I. extends HPV vaccination program to boys

  Prince Edward Island has became the first Canadian province to extend publicly funded school-based HPV vaccination to boys, the vaccine maker Merck said Thursday.

  Health

  Apr 19, 2013