I thought you might like to weigh in on this Dr
I’m afraid that this will be a hit and run post, however:
Gardasil is made the same way that insulin is made these days - recombinant DNA, in this case, common bakers’ yeast makes the proteins that cause the immune response.
We give tetanus (”lock jaw”) and Hepatitis B vaccinations to our kids because of the lives they can save, although these diseases are very unlikely to be contracted at school and not through casual contact.
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/177/5/469 This article from the Canadian Medical Association Journal contains a table showing the numbers of serious events and the numbers of deaths in several studies on the use of the HPV vaccine.
Even the first trial involved 1200 girls between the ages of 9 and 15. It was found that the younger girls had a stronger immune response.
Association does not equal causation and the VAER reports hardly equal even association. They’re really bad examples of “reports.” The reports of deaths and injuries from Gardasil are poorly documented. The VAERS reports of deaths are especially poor evidence.
Few of the VAER reports appear at all plausible as a report that could be consistent with the vaccine actually documented and associated. Most are “a nurse heard from a nurse that . . . further information requested.” One “death report” actually says the patient “may or may not have expired.”
The reports on the possible vaccine-related deaths are available for viewing at http://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/index.html the VAERS site,(drop down to the table at the middle of the Page, option #3)using “HPV4” (This is the Merck vaccine), at Option#4, check “YES” at “life threatening” (or you could check “death”) and (top of page)”Sort by submission date.”
The great majority of the adverse effects in the reports include pain, redness, and tingling at the injection site and fainting and headaches. People often faint and complain of headaches after seeing a needle, even without being stuck. It looks awful sometimes, like a seizure. Here’s a few samples:
Administered by: Unknown Purchased by: Unknown Symptoms: Adverse reaction Write-up: It was reported from an article, published on 29-JUN-2009 that there were “hundreds” of life-threatening reactions said to be associated with GARDASIL. This is one of several reports received from the same source. Attempts are being made to obtain additional identifying information to distinguish the individual patients mentioned in this report. Additional information will be provided if available.
Another:FINAL DX: Hodgkins lymphoma, nodular sclerosing, stage IIA. Records reveal patient was pale & had firm left clavicular lymph node. Excisional biopsy done 7/23/09 revealed diagnosis. Tx w/chemotherapy & possibly radiation tx when chemo completed.
Another: Write-up: Vaccine was administered, patient became dizzy 30 seconds after shot. Patient was pale, diaphoretic & nauseous. Symptoms lasted about 45 minutes. BP dropped to 90/50 & pulse to 50/min. 8/20/09 PCP note received DOS 8/4/09. After shots pt became naseated, pale, diaphoretic, dizzy and had difficulty breathing. BP dropped to 90/50 and pulse into the 50’s. Sx lasted ~45 minutes with return to baseline. Vax record states pt “passed out”.