09 Jul Study Finds No Link Between HPV Vaccine and Blood Clots
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Nikolai Madrid Scheller
Department of Epidemiology Research
Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: In a large and comprehensive study of more than 1.5 million women including more than 500,000 HPV vaccinated there was no association between HPV vaccination and blood clots.
Medical Research: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report?
Answer: The HPV vaccines are now included in immunization programs around the world and emerging safety issues need to be addressed in thorough and well-designed studies to inform policymakers, caregivers, and the public. Our study adds to the body of data that support a favorable overall safety profile of the qHPV vaccine and expands this knowledge by providing comprehensive analyses of the risk of VTE after qHPV vaccination.
Medical Research: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?
Answer: It is essential that other severe adverse events reported in temporal association with HPV-vaccination are investigated in detail in controlled and well-powered studies to either confirm or refute an association with the vaccine in question, as earlier experiences have demonstrated that such safety concerns might compromise vaccine acceptance and uptake.
Citation:
Last Updated on July 9, 2014 by Marie Benz MD FAAD