'Finally we can protect women': Japan's HPV vaccine battle
The percentage of teenage girls getting the HPV shot has been close to zero since the country's 2013 decision not to promote the vaccine.
The 35-year-old woman, who underwent surgery, said people should consider cervical cancer and HPV vaccines as something that is close to them.
Japan to give free HPV shots to residents who missed vaccination program
Many women did not receive the vaccination after the government dropped its policy of actively recommending the measure.
Japan's silence on HPV vaccinations will lead to 11,000 cancer deaths, study says
A decision by the government to stop recommending adolescent girls receive an HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11,000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed, according to a study in a prestigious medical journal. The HPV vaccine has been a political ...
Suit opens in Tokyo court over cervical cancer vaccine side effects
Twenty-eight girls and women suffering what they say are side effects from cervical cancer vaccines that were recommended by the government demanded compensation from the state and drugmakers Monday as their trial opened at the Tokyo District Court. The plaintiffs, ranging in age from 15 ...
The health ministry is being pressed to weigh the benefits of the anti-HPV inoculations for schoolgirls against the risks that they cause serious side effects.
