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" Early indications suggest nine in ten schoolgirls in Scotland eligible for a cervical cancer vaccine have received the first dose. Provisional figures released by ISD Scotland indicate a 92.2 per cent uptake for the first dose, while 87.8 per cent have already received the second. Three injections need to be administered over a six-month period for the vaccine to be effective, with the first jab having been made available from September 1st last year.  According to Health Protection Scotland&amp;#039;s medical director Dr Martin Donaghy, the elevated level of vaccine uptake is &amp;#039;wonderful news&amp;#039; for the girls involved. &amp;#039;Immunisation will protect girls against the virus that causes 70 per cent of cervical cancers, but it&amp;#039;s very important that girls still attend for screening when they are invited from the age of twenty,&amp;#039; he commented. &amp;#039;Together, these two preventative measures can prevent lives being lost to cervical cancer in Scotland.&amp;#039; Cervical cancer has had an elevated profile recently following after reality TV star Jade Goody died from the disease on Sunday. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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