
Independent health researcher Grace Filby,
who won a Churchill Fellowship for her research into
phage therapy, is calling on the government for more
research into the possible side-effects of the HPV
vaccine that is currently being given to teenage girls.
Filby believes that not enough is known about
the effects of the vaccine on children with pre-existing
medical conditions and weakened immune systems. She
says, "We simply do not know whether the vaccine
interacts with other medication or medical conditions,
and the manufacturers have not studied it yet. This
could be a very valid reason why some families and
schools might hesitate or opt out."
She has this
week written to UK education ministers and health
officials calling for urgent small-scale independent
studies that would highlight any health problems
stemming from vaccinations already carried out.