Documents the June 14, 2013 MHLW suspension of proactive (but not actual) HPV vaccination recommendation after publicized alleged adverse events; the vaccine remained available free on request; the government's own review found the reported symptoms were not caused by the vaccine.
in June 2013, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) suspended the pro-active recommendation of HPV vaccination after a series of highly publicised alleged adverse events following immunization (AEFI) stoked public doubts about the vaccine's safety
Documents the June 14, 2013 MHLW suspension of proactive (but not actual) HPV vaccination recommendation after publicized alleged adverse events; the vaccine remained available free on request; the government's own review found the reported symptoms were not caused by the vaccine.