Thromboembolic disorders (blood clots) have been reported to VAERS in people who have received Gardasil. Most of these individuals had risk factors for blood clots such as use of oral contraceptives which are known to increase the risk of clotting. The JAMA article describes 56 cases, 31 of which were confirmed blood clot reports. Twenty eight reports (90%) had underlying known risk factors such as hormonal birth control, genetic clotting abnormalities, obesity, smoking, and immobility. In the CDC’s VSD, blood clots have not been found to occur more often than expected after over 450,000 doses of Gardasil.
I would hardly call it a common cause of death. Now, I am not lobbying for the increased use of Gardasil. It matter not to me at all -- but I don't like seeing chain email type hysteria raised to the presidential level.
Research and testing have been conducted on Gardasil just as on all other drugs approved for public use. Bachmann's pronouncement of its causing mental retardation is just nutty.
Medicines have side effects. The FDA requires them to be communicated in any advertising, so evidently they think its important.
Shocking that you think a deadly side effect is worth dismissing just because you don’t like the candidate.
So like Perry you can be bought.
Even Perry apologized for his Gardisil position.
I think Perry supporters are on the wrong track with defending Gardisil, because they will hurt Perry, as they are saying he was wrong to apologize.
So if they hurt Perry AND Bachmann, which frontrunner is left right now? Romney.