A mother whose daughter has suffered from partial paralysis of her legs since she received a cervical cancer jab is calling for the injection programme to be suspended.
Ashleigh Cave, 13, has been stricken by a series of unexplained symptoms since she was given the HPV vaccine last October and has spent almost all of the last 12 months in hospital.
Her mother Cheryl Cave spoke of her anguish at the death of Natalie Morton, 14, after she was given a similar vaccination at the Blue Coat C of E School in Coventry.
Speaking at her home in Liverpool, Cheryl, 37, called for the injections of the HPV vaccine to be suspended while a full independent inquiry is carried out into its side-effects.
Cheryl said: "My heart goes out to Natalie's family. I'm devastated for them. How many more girls must die or have their lives ruined by this vaccine, before the Government takes action?
"I have been trying for a year to get the NHS to admit there is a serious problem with these injections, but they are just in denial about it.
"We feared that something dreadful like this would happen and I've been warning other mothers of the terrible danger.
"I look at Ashleigh every day and I feel guilty about what happened to her because I signed the consent form.
"Every mother should think long and hard before they put their daugher at risk with these injections. To my mind the potential benefits are just not worth the risk.
"There have been reports in America of as many as forty deaths connected with the HPV vaccine and we need its use to be stopped while a full worldwide investigation is carried out."
The NHS in Coventry said no link had been made between the death and the HPV jab, but it had nevertheless quarantined the batch of virus used at Natalie Morton's school as a "precaution".
A small number of other girls at Blue Coat Church of England School, had reported mild symptoms, such as dizziness and nausea, but were not admitted to hospital.
Dr Caron Grainger, joint director for public health for NHS Coventry and its city council, said: "A 14-year-old girl took ill at a school in Coventry and was taken to University Hospital in the city where she later sadly died. Our sympathies are with the girl's family and friends at this difficult time.
"The incident happened shortly after the girl had received her HPV vaccine in the school. No link can be made between the death and the vaccine until all the facts are known and a post-mortem takes place.
"NHS Coventry has taken the proactive step to quarantine the batch of vaccine being used as a precautionary measure only and have informed the regulatory authority. We are conducting an urgent and full investigation into the events surrounding this tragedy."
Public health minister Gillian Merron said: "Our deepest sympathies are with the family. It is important we have the results of further investigations as soon as possible to establish the cause of this sad event."
There are more than 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV) but only 13 of them are known to cause cancer, according to the NHS.
The HPV vaccine protects against two strains of HPV that cause more than 70% of cases of cervical cancer in women.
The NHS started the HPV vaccination programme in September last year, offering vaccines to girls aged 12 and 13 and to 17 and 18-year-old girls.
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