More US parents are refusing the HPV jab for their teen kids

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US scientists say the proportion of parents who refuse the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their adolescent kids grew by almost 80 per cent between 2015 and 2018, despite reported adverse reactions to the jab falling from 44.7 per 100,000 doses to 29.4 per 100,00 doses over the same time period. The researchers say there is an urgent need to address perceived safety concerns about the vaccine so parents feel confident in letting their teenage children get the jab.

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From: JAMA

Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Safety Concerns and Adverse Event Reporting in the United States

What The Study Did: Survey results indicate concerns regarding the safety of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are increasing among hesitant parents despite consistent evidence of the vaccine’s safety from trials and the reporting of adverse events.

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conference: JAMA Network Open

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Organisation/s: UTHealth School of Public Health, USA

Funder: This study was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities under award number K01MD016440 and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01CA232888.

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