Row erupts on This Morning sofas as Melinda Messenger is accused of scare-mongering over her decision NOT to give her teenage daughter the HPV vaccine

 

Melinda Messenger was accused of scare-mongering by This Morning's resident doctor after revealing that she won't be giving her teenage daughter the HPV vaccine.

A row erupted between the TV presenter and former glamour model, 45, and Dr Chris Steele after she expressed her concern about the link between the jab and a range of chronic illnesses.

Known side effects include headaches, fever and nausea, but experts around the world remain adamant there is no evidence to link the vaccine to anything stronger. 

However, Dr Steele attacked her for making her decision to not give Evie, 13, the jab public as others parents could follow suit. 

He said: 'What upsets me, Melinda, is that you've done this in the public domain. You could have done this privately. This will affect people.' 

'You could have done this privately': Melinda Messenger was slammed on This Morning on Wednesday as she revealed why she WON'T give her daughter Evie, 13, the HPV vaccine

 

But furious Dr Chris said: 'What upsets me, Melinda, is that you've done this in the public domain. You could have done this privately. This will affect people'

Her appearance on the daytime show came just a month after she wrote a first-person piece for the MailOnline about why Evie has not been given the vaccine.

The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is routinely offered to 12-13 year-old girls as part of the NHS' cervical cancer programme.