8. How safe are the HPV vaccines?Before any vaccine is licensed, the FDA must determine that it is both safe and effective. Both Gardasil and Cervarix have been tested in tens of thousands of people in the United States and many other countries. Thus far, no serious side effects have been shown to be caused by the vaccines. The most common problems have been brief soreness and other local symptoms at the injection site. These problems are similar to ones commonly experienced with other vaccines. The vaccines have not been sufficiently tested during pregnancy and, therefore, should not be used by pregnant women.
A recent safety review by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considered adverse side effects related to Gardasil immunization that have been reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System since the vaccine was licensed (14). The rates of adverse side effects in the safety review were consistent with what was seen in safety studies carried out before the vaccine was approved and were similar to those seen with other vaccines.
Listening to Bachmann repeat all her wildeyed charges last night was like nails on a blackboard. She’s toast.
I seemed to have heard this before somewhere...
Vaccinations causes autism, the flu shot causes dystonia, and on and on. Everyone of them have since been debunked and people like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, who went on nationwide quest trying to “educate” people about the dangers of vaccinations now look like fools.