Doctor's Orders
Take a look at 6697 reports of issues with the HPVR vaccine, familiarly known as Gardasil. Those are a lot of reports, especially as it is a known fact that not all people follow up with reporting their reactions.
Did you have a reaction from your Gardasil inoculation? If so, l want to know about it.
Now, bear in mind that these reactions include developing hives or a big red spot at the site of the vaccination. In fact, they include pregnancy, headache, dizziness, pain, fainting, shaking, loss of consciousness, pallor, fever, flu, dry eyes--and that is just on the first page. Database reports run the gamut. Ok, to be completely fair, the pregnancy was a "false pregnancy report" apparently caused by the vaccine. Dizziness fainting and pain are not unexpected for anyone with any kind of doctor phobia. (And I'd like to know what is NOT natural about having symptoms of dread about strange people in white coats poking you with sharp needles?)
But to get back to the topic--you can revisit the reports and find 103 events where HPV4 reactions are considered life-threatening. Life threatening reports are a whole other thing. There were some anaphylactic reactions that were life-threatening, and at least 5 deaths--though it isn't always clear from the report what caused some of those deaths.
But let's never mind all that.
Let's go back to the beginning of Gardasil. Let's go back to Dr. Diane Harper. If you aren't familiar with her, Harper is the Dartmouth Medical school doctor who helped develop Gardasil. If anyone is an expert on the vaccine, it is she. What does SHE think of how Gardasil is being marketed as a cancer preventative? She's not a happy camper.
Take at a couple of quotes from this FW Daily News article by CINDY BEVINGTON.
Not only does Harper say that it is silly for states to be mandating Gardasil for younger girls. She says, "Giving it to 11-year-olds is a great big public health experiment." It isn't helpful and it might be harmful.
Furthermore, she says the same thing I have been saying all along.
"There also is not enough evidence gathered on side effects to know that safety is not an issue."
Shouldn't we be considering safety first? But, remember that Dr. Diane Harper is not a Marketing Whiz. She's just one of the scientists who created the vaccine which is effective against 4 of 20 strains of HPV. In her opinion, the vaccine is not for 9 year old girls. (Go on, read the article.)
Harper is also concerned about the adults. She goes on to say, "Also, the public needs to know that with vaccinated women and women who still get Pap smears (which test for abnormal cells that can lead to cancer), some of them will still get cervical cancer."
What? Did I hear that right? Merck has been telling us the vaccine is supposed to make us all "ONE LESS." You know Merck. Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that tells the world it is all about putting patients first. But if that is the case, why is this vaccine aimed at an age group not recommended by one of the vaccine's developers; and why is it acting as if it has found the preventative for cancer?
Maybe we need one less Pharmaceutical company. Or at least one less Marketing Department.
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Comments
I just saw your posts about Gardasil.
My daughter has had several side effects from the vaccine. Including a rash on her face, neck and chest so bad that her eyes were swollen shut, fatigue, joint pain, daily migraines, daily stomach aches, protein in her urine, low grade fever that lasted for months, a seizure, thyroid problems and no menstrual period in over a year. Shes seen 2 Pediatricians, a Endocrinologist, a Nephrologist and a Neurologist. Shes had numerous blood and urine tests, EKG, EEG, kidney ultrasound, MRI and X rays.
This child missed over 30 days of school. The only reason they didnt fail her was she was on the honor roll.
If I had known the vaccine had all the side effects, I would have refused it. But I thought I was doing the right thing by protecting her from cervical cancer.
Posted by: Anita | July 14, 2008 10:37 PM
My daughter had this shot also. Since then she complains of being weak, and gets dizzy a lot.
Posted by: Susan | July 26, 2008 4:16 PM
I for one had no idea that Gardasil had these kinds of problems. And to think I almost took my own daughter to get this shot. Thank god I have been so busy lately that I haven't gotten to it yet. After reading this, I don't think its going to happen now! Thanks for the heads up! Also just wanted to say how rewarding it must be for you to have changed so many lives for the better. You are a true blessing to many and an inspiration to the rest of us!
Posted by: Kam | July 27, 2008 7:31 AM
MY GRANDDAUGHTER RECEIVED THE GARDASIL VACCINE WHICH CAUSED HER TO HAVE DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND PAIN ON HER LOWER EXTREMITIES. MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER TO AN ALLERGIST BECAUSE HER PCP KEPT SAYING SHE WAS ALLERGIC TO SOMETHING; SHE WOULD NOT COMFIRM DO TO THE GARDASIL. MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS PERFECTLY HEALTHLY UNTIL SHE RECEIVED THE 2ND GARDASIL VACCINE. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN TOLD THE REAL SIDE EFFECTS OF GARDASIL SHE WOULD HAVE NEVER ALLOWED MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO RECEIVE IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS TOLD IT WOULD HELP PREVENT CERVICAL CANCER WHICH ALL MOTHER'S WOULD BE WILLING TO DO TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN. BUT, SHE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT THE SIDE EFFECTS WOULD BE EVEN IF ITS A MILLION TO ONE, ALL PARENTS SHOULD BE TOLD.
Posted by: CARMEN CUEVAS | July 28, 2008 8:48 AM
My daughter was pushed into taking the Gardasil Shot by our family physician. She was frightened by the doctor telling her she could get HPV by just holding hands with a guy carrying the virus. Since then she has had seizures, swelling in her face, neck and back, excruciating leg pain and numbness to the point she can't walk without help or the use of a wheelchair. She has constant nausea, blurry vision, light sensitivity, pressure in her head that prevents her from doing everyday activites. And these are just some of the reactions she has had. These symptoms came on gradually after the first Gardasil injection and then became chronic after the second. If we had known about these side effects before hand she would never have taken the vaccine. Her life is a living nightmare and she feels there is no real hope of ever having a normal life again. When her legs go numb, I have to massage them for hours to bring feeling back into them - exhausting and very hard work! We have seen multiple specialists without getting any help until recently. Her new D.O. is trying to get a neurologist on board who will not dismiss her condition as something in her head. You wouldn't believe the ridiculous things M.D.'s have told us for 9 1/2 months. Thank God she is finally getting a little help, but she has such a long way to go.
Posted by: Roxie Fiste | August 4, 2008 9:05 AM
Pregnancy a side effect of Gardasil? Who would have imagined that? I thought it was a side effect of having sex. While there is no doubt that Gardasil was rushed to market and inadequately tested, I wouldn't list pregnancy as one of the side effects.
Posted by: Mack | August 7, 2008 7:40 AM