Come on, everyone—let’s dial back the insults, shall we? This vaccine is undeniably controversial, isn't it? It hasn't even been out long enough since its launch, so anyone opting in is essentially acting as a bit of a guinea pig. And Merck & Co. has been campaigning to make the HPV vaccine mandatory, even though—quite frankly—they still don't seem to know exactly how much time should pass between two doses. Now, perhaps an average organism would be perfectly fine, but I certainly wouldn't be taking my daughter to get vaccinated if she had any underlying immunity issues—that is to say, if her system was compromised in any way at all. Yet, they push for it to be mandatory! Honestly, just stay vigilant, people; let's not let this go to waste, as there is nothing but mindless squawking happening here.
Correction:
It wasn't just one death recorded, but three. Specifically, one case of myocarditis and two involving blood clots. Interestingly, two of those three deaths (the clots) occurred in individuals who were already on birth control pills—which might be a significant factor, given that pills can promote clotting—but then again, would those clots have formed if they hadn't also received the vaccine? The third individual had the flu. It isn't 100% certain whether myocarditis would have occurred regardless of the administration of Gardasil.While drug maker Merck & Co. has been campaigning to make the HPV vaccine mandatory for all young girls, documents show that serious side effects and deaths have been associated with the vaccine. Three deaths related to the vaccine were reported.
Of the 1,637 adverse-event reports, 136 have been deemed serious by the FDA, ranging from seizures to Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare life-threatening disorder in which the immune system attacks nerves and induces paralysis. Eighteen women who received the vaccine while pregnant experienced complications, ranging from miscarriages to fetal abnormalities, according to new FDA data. Merck has distributed more than five million doses of Gardasil in the U.S. since its introduction in June 2006...
Analysts estimated that Merck could make $2-$4 billion off the sales of Gardasil. Over 2 million HPV vaccines have been administered across the U.S.
(http://women4hope.wordpress.com/2007...eigh-the-risk/
http://www.consultwebs.com/gardasil-HPV-lawsuits.html)