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1st April 2019
07:26am BST

"Within a generation, we will effectively eradicate cervical cancer and we will do so in her honour. "We will do this with the right policies and the right combination of vaccination and screening. Vaccination saves lives. Conspiracy theories cannot change the facts."Harris said that myths, misinformation, and scaremongering around such vaccines can have "devastating" impacts on people's quality of life. He urged the public, the media, and the government to "call out" the spread of misinformation to ensure that tragedies that are avoidable are avoided. "As parents, our priority is to our own children but that does not absolve of us of responsibility to our community," he said. "To the children of others. And to those who may be vulnerable." Laura's funeral took place last week in her home county of Clare. Since her cervical cancer diagnosis, she worked tirelessly to campaign for the HPV vaccine and to spread awareness around its necessity. The vaccine is generally given to girls between the age of 12 and 13 to protect against seven out of 10 cervical cancers. The vaccine is extremely safe as reviewed by the World Health Organisation. You can read more about the vaccine here.