Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Teen succumbs after

What the press is saying:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1216714/Schoolgirl-14-dies-given-cervical-cancer-jab.html


What the Internet is saying:

http://digg.com/health/Schoolgirl_14_dies_after_being_given_cervical_cancer_jab

Read both parts. It's quite enlightening to see how starkly different are the perspectives of the 'newspaper sellers' and the Internet users who respond to the reports (and reporting).

BTW, rare allergic reactions are not uncommon with many, many helpful drugs. The actual incidence of problems with these particular drugs is actually quite low. Not that that helps this poor child.
Also note that the British drug and the one used here in North America, Gardisil, are different formulations. Ours protects us against more strains of HPV.

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