First it was a mass fainting, now unsubstantiated rumours of a link to infertility have seen some parents withdraw approval for their daughters to receive the HPV vaccine, Gardasil.Ms Glenda Woodward, local immunisation co-ordinator for the Yorke Peninsula Division of General Practice in SA, said two families had refused to allow their daughters to be immunised because of a fear the vaccine could lead to infertility. The other day one of the girls said to the vaccinator, So this means that I wont get pregnant” Ms Woodward told Australian DoctorOne girls parents had apparently been advised by their chiropractor to search the Internet for information about the infertility link, Ms Woodward said. An Internet search reveals several US sites...
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