Erin Brockovich takes on Gardasil
Posted by: Paige on: January 13, 2009
This vaccine has only been on my peripheral radar because they aren’t trying to shoot up my infant with it (yet). But, I do have friends and family with young daughters approaching the age where their doctor may insist they need this poison.
Reasons NOT to get the Gardasil vaccine for your daughter:
- It is NOT the most effective way to avoid or find Cervical Cancer.
Cervical Cancer is one of the most easily detected cancers to find early and treat well. The answer is yearly pap tests. Even if you get the vaccine you still need yearly pap tests. Pap tests do not have poisons like Gardasil does. - It is NOT a cancer vaccine
This is a horrible marketing scheme that borders on (or has crossed the line to) being blatant mis-information. Gardasil is NOT a cancer vaccine. It is a vaccine intended to protect against a virus called HPV which is believed to cause some types of cervical cancer. A+B does NOT equal Q. - It is a mildly effective vaccine at best
There are 150 known types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Of the 150 types there are 15 considered high risk and 3 probable high risk for developing into cervical cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, other risk factors for cervical cancer include smoking, HIV infection, chlamydia infection, dietary factors, hormonal contraception, multiple pregnancies, exposure to the hormonal drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) and a family history of cervical cancer. Gardasil protects against 4 types of HPV. Two types that can cause genital warts and another 2 types that are high risk for cervical cancer. Crunch some numbers and Gardasil hardly seems to be the holy grail of cervical cancer safety. - It is a deadly vaccine at worst
The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) has logged over 9,749 adverse reactions after receiving Gardasil. The CDC states that VAERS consists of only 1-10% of actual cases. The FDA approved Gardasil in June of 2006…these VAERS numbers are from June 2008. At that time 20 deaths had been reported. Other serious reactions include Guillian Barre syndrome, seizures, pulmonary embolism, thombrosis, as well as fainting, nausea, and vomiting. Another wonderful side effect is developing genital warts which has been reported in 78 cases. According to the Merck product manufacturer insert, there was 1 case of juvenile arthritis, 2 cases of rheumatoid arthritis, 5 cases of arthritis, and 1 case of reactive arthritis out of 11,813 Gardasil recipients. - It was approved without adequate testing
Initial testing will be complete on Gardasil in September of 2009…3 years after its approval. NO LONG TERM STUDIES have been conducted. The manufacturer does not even know how long the vaccine will protect girls. - The average age of Cervical Cancer diagnosis is 48
- Most infections with HPV clear up on their own
“The vast majority of women clear or suppress HPV to levels not associated with CIN II or III and for most women this occurs promptly. The duration of HPV positivity (which is directly related to the likelihood of developing a high grade lesion or cervical cancer) is shorter, and the likelihood of clearance is higher, in younger women.”3 Seventy percent of women clear the virus spontaneously after 18 months and 90 % clear the virus after 2 years.4 Vaccinating children against HPV with a vaccine that is of unknown duration of efficacy may only postpone their exposure to an age which they are less likely clear the infection on their own and be subject to more severe disease, including the cervical cancer which the vaccine is supposedly preventing. This would require an unknown number of boosters and is a setup for complacency in the older population that is a recipe for disaster (source).”
Erin Brockovich (yes that one from the movie with Julia Roberts) is researching for a class action law suit against Merck, Gardasil’s manufacturer. If you believe you or your child had an adverse effect visit her site for more information.
17 Responses to "Erin Brockovich takes on Gardasil"
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January 14, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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January 14, 2009 at 4:05 pm
WOW, I was JUST talking with my co-worker about this yesterday!!! I am not going to allow Ceiba to get this shot, mainly because of the lack of long term research….I didn’t even know about most of those side effects, I had heard about some deaths though….Thanks for the info. I don’t know how I am going to fight the schools down here, they won’t let you in without shots….:(
January 14, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Yes, please avoid getting this vaccince. My daughter is among the thousands of young women across the country (and around the globe) who has experienced an adverse reaction to it. Be ‘one less’ woman to be duped by Merck’s slick ‘one less’ campaign.
January 15, 2009 at 12:19 am
my daughter took the 3 gardasil shots 2 years ago. she has developed endocrinolgic issues such as high testertorone, cortisol and all imbalance issues according to that area. her throid apparantly is normal. my question is have you had any other inquireies with these specific maladies addressed?
the doctors want me to go further to see if its polycystic ovarian syndrome or a tumor on her pituatary gland via MRI’s.
thanks
January 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Hi Stephanie,
I am sorry to hear about your daughter’s illness. My daughter had 2 of the 3 shots and developed epilepsy.
I belong to a yahoo group “let’s talk about gardasil’ and many members’ daughters have similar symtoms to your daughters. Visit the site and see for yourself.
January 16, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Hi Stephanie,
I am sorry to hear about your daughter. Visit the yahoo group
“lets talk about Gardasil”. Many of the members have symptoms similar to your daughters.
All the best to you.
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January 31, 2009 at 8:10 pm
My 21 yr old daughter has just been diagoned with low/mid grade hpv…she has had yearly pap/pelvic exams since she was 14..always good..at her last visit..they convinced her to start the Gardisil shots…within 2 months she was having pain/bleeding etc. After another pelvic exam and a colposcopy she was diagnosed with the above. She will have a Leep procedure in March but we’ve been told it is most likely cervical cancer and she most likely will not ever have children. We have no idea where to go or who to turn to…if anyone has any advice we welcome it all. Thank you so much.
February 10, 2009 at 3:51 am
I am one of the many that has been affected by Gardasil. I first received the shot in August of 2007, and 3 wks later had an episode in my car, unfortunately no one was there to witness what happened, so the doctors were just calling it a syncope. Then I had the 2nd shot in October 2007, and 3 wks later had a witnessed seizure. After calculating the times I had my shots and the seizures, I realized that the Gardasil was the cause and decided not to go back for the 3rd dose. Since first receiving the vaccine I have had 5 seizures. I am on medication and have had tons of tests, and everything has came back normal. I have talked about the Gardasil being a possible cause, but my concerns have been pretty much ignored. I don’t know what to do, but I know that I am not alone, and I am horrified to say that I am one of the luckier ones affected. I am just so sick of seeing the commercials and people still saying that it is a safe drug. I just wish that they could walk in one of our shoes for a day and see how they like the effects since taking this vaccine and being “one less”.
February 10, 2009 at 4:15 am
Dear Nicole,
Did you report your events to VAERS and Merck? If not you must. It’s absolutely necessary that we take advantage of the systems (even if they provide little) offered as a way of standing up to be counted. Access the VAERS (vaccine event reporting system) at the CDC’s Website. Merck has an 800 number to call. And also, please visit the yahoo group “lets talk about gardasil’…you’ll get great support there.
God Bless you Nicole. I’m sorry you’re going through this.
March 10, 2009 at 9:53 pm
My daughter Jessica died about 40 hours after her 3rd Gardasil vaccine. The autopsy found no reason for her death. I know it was Gardasil that killed my daughter. We all need to keep writing and e-mailing everyone we know to get the word out about this poison.
April 13, 2009 at 3:06 pm
My formerly healthy daughter, Chris, also died just 18 days after her third shot of Gardasil. She has a lot number in common with at least one other girl who also died after Gardasil. Both deaths are “unexplained.” What are the odds of that? Pathologists have no test for Gardasil,so they are left to label such deaths as , “undetermined”. Then the CDC uses the “undetermined” lable to justify why Gardasil is “safe.” Humm, so as long as you don’t investigate to see if there is a causal connection, the CDC can continue to say there is no causal connection because pathologists can’s find one, albeit there is no test pathologist’s can do for Gardasil! Whatever happened to objective science? If you have lost a daughter following shots of Gardasil, let me hear from you at http://www.gardasilandunexplaineddeaths.com .
June 16, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Hello, my name is melynda and i was just told about this not to long ago from a doctor who could not tell me nothing about it, how can a doctor not know what the side affects are and not know any cases about it. that dont help the people make there mind up about it anytime soon and when i read everyones storys it makes me sick that this type of drug is still on the shelf out there for more ppl to get hurt.
August 13, 2009 at 1:39 am
My daughter, Victoria, has been ill since February 2008.
Here is some history. My daughter had her first Gardasil vaccination November 2007. Her second vaccination was in the beginning of February 2008. Immediately after her second vaccination, Victoria experienced severe diarrhea and was nauseous for about eight weeks. She had blood work done many times and doctors thought she had a virus. On March 31, 2008, she had her first seizure. My daughter has treated with many neurologists, all of whom have not related her seizures to Gardasil. Meanwhile, there are quite a few hundred people that I have found over the internet through my numerous postings and through Erin Brockovich, and their daughters are all experiencing the same symptoms, which occurred after the Gardasil vaccination. We have actually formed a group and share our daughters’ stories, symptoms and information. My daughter has had CT scans, MRI’s, MRA’s, EEG’s, blood work and was hospitalized at an epilepsy center in the video EEG monitoring unit for two separate weeks in May 2008 and September 2008. She was put on many different seizure medications. After the normal EEG results, she was taken off all medications. Her SED rate has always been high and she does have protein in her urine, but doctors do not seem concerned. I was told that her red blood are small, but this apparently is not concerning either.
My daughter has been seen by several neurologists, a psychiatrist, psychologist, several neuropsychologists, an immunologist, several infectious disease doctors, and also treated a at Wellness Center for a period of time. Wellness Center physicians believe that my daughter may have Lyme disease that was dormant until the Gardasil vaccine. Infectious disease doctors differ. Which doctors are correct? I have no idea.
My daughter currently experiences the following symptoms: non-epileptic seizures, migraines, fainting, tremors, twitches, numbness, intermittent leg paralysis and facial paralysis, tingling, staring or blank episodes, eye pain, joint pain, neck pain, back pain, memory loss, confusion, brain fog, regression, mood swings and chronic fatigue. She continues to have bouts of nausea and diarrhea. She has not been in school since April 2008. My daughter can never be left home alone. She can’t go to school, go out with her friends or work or has little “normalcy” in her life. She has very few good days and always says she doesn’t feel good.
I do not know which way to turn for help. We have seen so many doctors and I can’t seem to find anyone willing to help my daughter. There are so many other young girls who have the same exact symptoms as my daughter and the one thing that all of the girls seem to have in common is the Gardasil vaccination.
We are on a fixed income, as most people, and we have expended many thousands of dollars in an effort to seek medical opinions and assistance. Although we do have medical insurance, it is very difficult to find doctors willing to treat my daughter who will accept our HMO. Also, there are no “traditional medical doctors” who will relate my daughter’s symptoms to Gardasil as I am told “there is not enough information available” about the vaccine and doctors believe it to be “safe” . The vaccine has been available for less than three years. Meanwhile, there are some doctors who are making the correlation between Gardasil and many of the girls’ symptoms. However, the only doctors I know of right now are in California and Kansas. Other doctors are willing to “try” treatment, most of which is “homeopathic” in nature and extremely costly. Once again, I must reiterate that there are so many other young girls experiencing negative symptoms.
Each and every night, I check on my daughter many times in the middle of the night to make sure she is still breathing (like we ALL did when they were babies). I have a chime on her bedroom door so that every time she opens it, I know she has walked out of her room. I had a deadbolt put on the front door of our home with a key that can be removed from the inside. I never leave the key in the door for fear that Victoria will be confused after a seizure or when she has memory loss, and leave our home. (This has happened many times and she has been missing). When she is in the shower, I have to either stand outside the door and/or keep asking her “are you okay?”
Each day, I cry and wonder if Victoria will be next one to die from adverse reactions to Gardasil.
We are in desperate need of medical treatment for my daughter. I have run out of ideas, doctors to treat with and finances have dwindled. I do not know which direction to turn. Any thoughts are most appreciated, especially from the medical community.
Please feel free to forward this information.
Thank you.
Jodi Speakman
(267) 939-0591
Jodispeaks@aol.com
P.S. My daughter’s story is posted on the NVIC website. http://www.nvic.org
http://www.thepetitionsite.com /14/investigate-gardasil-vaccine-risks-now
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/posted.php? id=547704835&share_id=76759221290#s76759221290
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/Shot-Through-the-Heart.html
September 16, 2009 at 4:09 pm
My 13 year old Daughter has had 2 shots and she will NOT be getting her 3rd due to all of you and your information…I thank you all. My heart goes out to you who are suffering, you are in my prayers.
Although I have not seen any of the symptoms that are talked about I have noticed an unexplained 20lb. weight gain. Has anyone experienced an unexplained sudden weight gain?
Thank you.
October 7, 2009 at 2:03 pm
My 22-yr-old daughter coincidently got her first Gardisil shot in July of 2007 when started Nuva-ring birth control. In February of 2008 she suffered a pulmonary embolism and spent 4 days in the hospital. Thankfully she fully recovered. Everyone assumed the PE was caused by the birth control. It was not until today that I discovered there was a link to the vaccine. Ironically, she was given the 2nd and 3rd Gardisil shots during the six-month period following her embolism when she was on Coumidin. I am in total shock about this, and so grateful that she got swift medical attention and survived.
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January 13, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Wow! Drug Companies and Insurance Companies should have strict oversight. They have too much power. The World Beware!