GLAXOSMITHKLINE’S cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix probably did not cause the death of a British teenager shortly after she was given the drug, a health official said yesterday.

A 14-year-old girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a “serious underlying medical condition”, health officials in the UK said tonight.

An urgent probe was underway in the UK today into why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine.