As of January 31, 2010, there have been 15,829 reports of adverse events, including 49 deaths, from 28 million doses of Merck’s Gardasil Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administered in the United States to girls ages 9 to 26. (see CDC: Reports of Health Concerns Following HPV Vaccination)
The adverse events reports following Gardasil vaccinations have included fainting, pain, and swelling at the injection site (the arm), headache, nausea, fever, neurological disorders, paralysis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and 49 deaths in the United States.
Although the cause of the adverse events is not known, the HPV Vaccine contains 225mcg of Aluminum, a known neurotoxin, and 50mcg of Polysorbate 80, which has been shown to cause severe anaphylactic reactions, in every vaccine dose.
Why shouldn’t Merck Pharmaceutics, the manufacturer of the Garasil vaccine, be forced to recall this vaccine? It should be taken off of the market until it can be fixed and proven safe.
Toyota’s Adverse Event numbers pale in comparison to those of Merck. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, no more than a few thousand complaints have been filed against Toyota vehicles possibly linked to unintended acceleration, which have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52 deaths and 38 injuries in a ten year period from 2000 to 2010.
Merck advertising campaign deceptive – pressuring – scary
Moms and their young daughters are feeling pressured into getting the Gardasil vaccine. Young girls get the message that it’s the hip – adult thing to do and that they are somehow a heroine if they get the vaccine.
Moms get the message that they are being irresponsible if they don’t get their daughters vaccinated before they hit puberty. They both are deceived into believing that the Gardasil vaccine is completely free of side-effects and totally prevents cervical cancer.
The truth is the Gardasil vaccine does not prevent cancer at all. It is licensed only to prevent 2 of the 30 sexually transmitted types of HPV virus that may cause cervical cancer.
The massive advertising campaign for Gardasil by Merck claims that it is “the only vaccine that may help protect you from the four types of Human Papilloma virus that may cause 70% of cervical cancer.”
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, Feb 28, 2007), revealed that only 2.3% of young girls and women that get HPV are infected with one of the two HPV types, which can cause cervical cancer that are included in the Gardasil vaccine.
The CDC reports that approximately 6.2 million women are diagnosed with HPV every year and 12,000 get invasive cervical cancer and 3900 die. Although that is too many deaths, 12,000 cases of cervical cancer out of 6.2 million cases of HPV means that only 0.2% of women go on to develop cervical cancer from HPV. That means that 99.8% of women with HPV do not get cervical cancer.
The truth is as the CDC’s website also states, “HPV usually goes away on its own, without causing health problems. So an HPV infection that is found today will most likely not be there a year or two from now.”
According to the American Cancer Society’s website “In 90% of cases, the body’s immune system clears the HPV infection within 2 years. This is true of both high-risk and low-risk HPV types.”
So why does anyone need this vaccine? Is it worth the risks?
If you are considering getting the Gardasil vaccine for yourself our your daughter please read the following story.
MY GIRL DIED AS ‘GUINEA PIG’ FOR GARDASIL
New York Post Article: July 20, 2008
On the advice of her family doctor, Jessie Ericzon, 17, had taken a series of three Gardasil shots to prevent cervical cancer caused by the sexually transmitted virus known as HPV – the Human Papilloma Virus.
The vaccine is marketed by Merck Pharmaceuticals & Co. as the hip thing to do for girls age 9-26 to prevent cervical cancer. Jessie got her first injection in July 2007.
After her second shot in September, she complained to her mom of a pain in the back of her head, fatigue and soreness in some joints.
The day following her 3rd and final shot, she again complained of the nagging pain in the back of her head.
The next day she didn’t show up at school and her mother found her dead on the bathroom floor at home.
Jessica’s mom, Lisa Ericzon, believes the vaccine killed her daughter and that she was “a guinea pig” for Merck & Co. She is urging parents to research the vaccine before letting their daughters get it.