• Question: Do you think that enough research has been carried out on the HPV cervical cancer vaccine to ensure that there are no harmful or dangerous affects, especially in the long term?

    Asked by laurenf to Lori-An, Duncan, Deuan, Darren on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Darren Nesbeth answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Yes. My advice would be to weigh up the number of people who have had side effects from the vaccine, agains the number of people who die of cervical cancer. It’s a harsh thing to think about, but that’s what it would boil down to for me.

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      Lori-An Etherington answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      I have not specifically followed the outcomes of the HPV cervical cancer vaccine but any drug/ vaccine must go through all of the government required testing before it is clinically used, so I would say that the answer to your question is yes. Long-term data is hard to assess until it becomes available through clinical trial follow-up.
      hope this helps

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