Vaccine Expert Challenges Minister Harney on HPV Vaccine for Children
8th Feb 10
Ireland will have to work hard to ensure that girls being offered the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine get all three doses if the country wants to guarantee maximum protection against the strains of the virus that are causing most cases of cervical cancer. So says one of the co-inventors of the vaccine, Prof Ian Frazer from the University of Queensland, Brisbane.
He explained that in Australia, where HPV vaccinations began in 2007, data from some states shows there has been about an 80 per cent uptake of all three doses among schoolgirls, but that among those aged 18 to 26, uptake of all three was just 40 per cent after three years.
“So the lesson is”, he contended, “you really have to work hard to get people to get the second and third dose . . . it will be...
Doctor Protests New Irish “Ethical” Guidelines for Aborting Babies
28th Jan 10
Doctor Protests New Irish “Ethical” Guidelines for Aborting Babies
A Waterford doctor has criticised a recent ethical guide from the Irish Medical Council, calling its sentiments on abortion “immoral”. Dr James Stacey of Dungarvan said he was waiving his anonymity in order to take a stand against “the tendency nowadays to allow secular principles to pervade society”.
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Pregnant Mothers in Life-Threatening Situations: Irish Doctors “Will Intervene...
18th Jan 10
Pregnant Mothers in Life-Threatening Situations: Irish Doctors “Will Intervene Always”, Euro Court Told
In 2008, up to 700 women developed complications during pregnancy that might have required what the law deems a lawful abortion, the Irish Government estimates. But...