Potential for cervical cancer incidence and death resulting from Japan’s current policy of prolonged suspension of its governmental recommendation of the HPV vaccine

Abstract In 2013, recurrent reports of diverse symptoms occurring in girls after receiving HPV vaccination appeared in Japanese media. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare quickly responded by announcing a temporary suspension of its recommendation for the vaccine. The HPV vaccination rate soon...

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Main Authors: Asami Yagi, Yutaka Ueda, Satoshi Nakagawa, Sayaka Ikeda, Yusuke Tanaka, Masayuki Sekine, Etsuko Miyagi, Takayuki Enomoto, Tadashi Kimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73106-z