28 Sept 2009

Girl, 14, Dies After Having Cervical Cancer Vaccination At UK School

A 14-year-old girl has died shortly after she was given a cervical cancer vaccine at school. An "urgent" investigation is now under way by a health authority following the tragedy in Coventry.

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The teenager became ill at Blue Coat Church of England School after having the HPV (human papillomavirus) jab and was then taken to the city's University Hospital where she later died.

She had had the vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme to protect women against the disease. A small number of other girls at the school also reported mild symptoms, such as dizziness and nausea, but were not admitted to hospital.

Sky News