Results 41-41 of 41 for cervical speaker:Kate O'Connell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)
Kate O'Connell: ...vaccine, we are heading towards an uptake rate of under 50%. That is concerning because it is in breach of the concept of herd immunity and in terms of how we had the possibility of eradicating cervical cancer for people like my young daughters. My understanding is that the fall-off in the rate of the vaccine uptake could translate to the deaths of 40 girls who are now 12, 13 and 14...