How many reports have you had linking the HPV Vaccine to alopecia?

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Dear Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency,

How many yellow card reports or other enquiries have you had regarding the HPV vaccine and girls loosing hair following vaccination?

Yours faithfully,

Ben Harper

MHRA Customer Services, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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Our Ref: FOI 17/027
       
Dear Mr Harper,
       
RE:  REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
       
Thank you for your enquiry which we received on 13 January 2017
       
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FOI 17/027

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Kind Regards,

Customer Services

Communications division

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
151 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SZ
Telephone: 020 3080 6000
Email: [1][MHRA request email]
Stay connected: [2]mhra.gov.uk/stayconnected

 

 

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jaya kamath left an annotation ()

Dear Mr. Harper,
Came across this post, my 13 year old daughter who received HPV vaccination few months ago has started developing sudden onset of alopecia, and i am certain it was triggered by the vaccine. I definitely would like other parents to be aware of this side effect and I do not know where to start. I would appreciate any help regarding this.
Kind regards
Jaya Kamath