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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Products Regulatory Authority: Chairman Designate (21 Jan 2016)

John Crown: ...record say that what Deputy Ó Caoláin outlined as the side effects are alleged. This is a very important issue because at this point we have a vast wealth of international data suggesting that the HPV vaccines are very safe and have had a colossal impact in reducing the potential for cancer-causing viral infection in young girls and boys. I honestly know that Deputy Ó...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Vaccine (HPV) and Meningococcal Group B Vaccine: Discussion (20 Dec 2012)

John Crown: ...Ireland. Second, what vaccine is considered to be the most risky in this regard? I wish to make two brief points. A highly inaccurate statement was made again about the level of coverage of the HPV vaccine. The currently used vaccine is Gardasil, which prevents four subtypes of HPV, including two subtypes which are incriminated in the great majority of viral cervical cancers and...

Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2012)

John Crown: ...frequently used in the coming years as larger numbers of expensive drugs with marginal benefit become effective. The alternative is what happened with two high profile drugs in recent years. The HPV vaccine, given to young girls to prevent them from getting cervical cancer, was a phenomenal and extraordinary breakthrough and rightly won the Nobel Prize for Dr. Harald zur Hausen. It could...