UK girl dies after cancer vaccine

Updated: 20:32, Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Health authorities in England have launched an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl who was given a cervical cancer vaccine at school.

1 of 1Natalie Morton - Died yesterday after receiving vaccination
Natalie Morton - Died yesterday after receiving vaccination

Natalie Morton died yesterday in hospital shortly after receiving the vaccination at the school in Coventry.

A post mortem examination is to be carried out to establish the cause of death.

The batch of vaccine allocated to the school has been quarantined as a 'precautionary measure'.

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