Despite experts believing that the HPV vaccine could save hundreds of lives, Governors at St Monica’s High School in Prestwich say that the school is not the right place to be administering injections.
The Department of Health said the vaccine had undergone rigorous safety testing, but after St Monica’s took part in a pilot study of the vaccine, a number of pupils were off school suffering from nausea, joint pain, headaches and high fevers.
Subsequently, governors took the decision to ban the injections and send a letter to parents, stating: "We do not believe that school is the right place for the three injections to be administered.
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