Parents of teenage girls in the Isle of Man are being urged not to withdraw consent for the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, following the death of a 14-year-old in Coventry shortly after she was given the jab.
At this stage it's not known whether she suffered a rare and extreme reaction to the Ceravix vaccine, but an urgent investigation has been launched to establish whether there is a link.
In the meantime, all stocks of the HPV vaccine have been quarantined.
Public health officials in the Island have received many calls from worried parents of girls in the 12-18 age group, who have already signed consent forms for their daughters to be given the jab.
A series of information sessions for children and their parents has been put on hold, until the results of the investigation into the death are known.
Director of Public Health Dr Parameswaran Kishore told Marian Kenny people are undertandably concerned:
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