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Gardasil Vaccine - Deaths And Adverse Reactions Update
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Judicial Watch Gardasil Vaccine Safety Update: 18 Deaths

FYI

***Though approved for marketing by the FDA in May 2006, Merck's HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is still in the testing stages, and will not be fully evaluated for safety until September 2009***

Gardasil gained FDA approval under a fast track process--within 6 months of testing. Fast-track approval is a process reserved for life-saving products with the potential to fill an unmet medical need, such as, new cancer treatments or AIDS drugs.

A special report issued by Judicial Watch, "Examining the FDA's HPV Vaccine Records: Detailing the Approval Process, Side-Effects, Safety Concerns and Marketing Practices of a Large-Scale Public Health Experiment" is (June 30, 2008) shows that aggressive lobbying by Merck--rather than medical need backed by scientific data--led the FDA to approve Gardasil before adequate testing for safety had been completed.

The report is a MUST READ for every parent considering vaccinating a daughter with Merck's papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil. The report should be required reading for every public health official and policy maker. See Examining the FDA’s HPV Vaccine Records

Thousands of documents were obtained by Judicial Watch after filing a lawsuit against the FDA. The documents include Merck's patent and drug information submitted to the FDA, transcripts and briefing material from approval meetings, and reports documenting health, safety, and efficacy test results, as well as Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) documents.

VAERS reports provide details about 8,864 cases of adverse effects experienced by girls and women after receiving the Gardasil vaccine.
Since January 2008, the FDA identified 140 as "serious" reports (27 were categorized as "life threatening"), 10 spontaneous abortions and 6 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. VAERS reports show that at least eighteen people have died after receiving Gardasil. See adverse effect reports submitted to VAERS.

Adverse report excerpts include:

* Information has been received...concerning a 20 year old female with no medical history reported, who on 01-APR-2008 was vaccinated with a dose of Gardasil....The patient died four days after...patient sought unspecified medical attention. An autopsy was performed which ruled out suicide and anything suspicious. The cause of death is currently unknown. VAERS ID:310262-1 (D)

* Information has been received.concerning a 23-year-old female.who on 31-JAN-2008 was vaccinated with her 1st dose of Gardasil...the patient experienced anaphylactic shock 2 minutes after vaccination characterized by a brief loss of consciousness...respiratory arrest, eyes rolled upwards, blurred vision and greyish skin tone ... Anaphylactic shock was considered to be immediately life-threatening. VAERS ID: 304739-1 (S)

* Cold sweat, Fall, Foaming at mouth, Grand mal convulsion, Immediate post-injection reaction....Pt [patient, 14-year-old female] received vaccine, took 6 steps, fell to the ground unconscious and had a 60 sec grand mal seizure then regained consciousness. [Blood pressure] after seizure 60/40 pale clammy skin. [Patient] had bit her tongue and had foam around her mouth. VAERS ID: 305259-1 (S)

* Information has been received from a physician concerning a female patient who on an unknown date was vaccinated with a dose of Gardasil. Subsequently, the patient experienced a coma and is now paralyzed. At the time of this report, the patient's outcome was unknown. VAERS ID: 303188-1

Most health officials believe that adverse reactions to medications are vastly underreported, as they are optional. Safety experts estimate that only between 1% and 10% of adverse effects are reported. Therefore the actual number of adverse events occurring after vaccination with Gardasil is likely to be much higher.

Based on the reports submitted to the VAERS database, Gardasil is demonstrably a risk-laden vaccine.

Even without Gardasil, cervical cancer deaths have decreased drastically in the past several decades. The American Cancer Society estimates that deaths from cervical cancer declined 74% between 1955 and 1992, and that the rate continues to decrease by about 4% each year.

Since condoms are indisputably a safe, non-invasive, cost-effect method for protecting boys and girls / men and women against ALL sexually transmitted diseases -- Why are we exposing American girls and young women to a public health experiment whose benefits are unclear while its risks include death ?

Also see (following post) the Executive Summary of Judicial Watch's special report.

Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav
212-595-8974
veracare@ahrp.org