Is Gardasil actually dangerous?

Gardasil, which cost Eric Adams $700,000, is dangerous due to its side effects. Has the vaccine been pulled, or are teenagers still getting vaccinated?

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Gardasil is approved as the first and only vaccine for kids and teens—both boys and girls—between the ages of 9 and 15, as well as women up to age 26. It’s designed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, and other illnesses caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

The vaccination schedule requires three separate doses, administered at two-month and six-month intervals following the initial shot.

HPV types 16 and 18 are responsible for about 70% of cervical cancer and precancerous cases, while types 6 and 11 cause roughly 90% of genital warts.

The press release claims that Gardasil prevented 100% of infections from HPV types 16 and 18—the ones linked to cervical cancer—in women who hadn't been exposed to those specific strains yet. They tested this efficacy in a study involving 20,541 women aged 16 to 26, following them for up to five years after they joined.

Gardasil is approved for use in the US, across 13 different European Union nations—including Canada, Italy, Austria, Germany, and France—as well as Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and plenty of others.

Last year, the US added this to the vaccination schedule for girls and young women aged nine to 18. Meanwhile, the Australian government announced they’d cover the cost of Gardasil by including it in their national immunization program for 12 and 13-year-olds through school-based clinics. As of the start of this year, Gardasil has also become part of the mandatory schedule in Italy, and the CDC is now recommending routine shots for girls and women between the ages of nine and 26, according to a recent press release.

Cervical cancer is one of the leading killers of women worldwide. It’s driven by HPV, which affects over 60% of sexually active women. Here in the States, we see about 400 women diagnosed every year, with one woman passing away from it every three days. For most people, an HPV infection clears up on its own, but if certain high-risk types go undetected and untreated, they can absolutely trigger cervical cancer.

Gardasil is a quadrivalent recombinant vaccine targeting HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18. It’s produced by Merck & Co., Inc., a massive global pharmaceutical player often referred to as MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme), which has been around since 1891.

Gardasil vs. Cervarix? When deciding between the two HPV vaccines, the City of New York opted to vaccinate seventh graders with the former—Gardasil. Local officials are quickly shutting down any rumors about favoritism toward a specific manufacturer. According to the Head of Health, the decision was handed over to an independent panel of experts. "Neither the City nor the public health department will be getting dragged into these manufacturer battles that started afterward," Zvonimir Šostar, the City's Health Commissioner, stated. "Believe me, our only interest here is ensuring these girls get the highest quality medical protection possible. Nothing else matters."

Professor Adriana Vince was on the Commission too. She voted in favor of the quadrivalent vaccine because it offers broader protection against HPV-related diseases. "This vaccine protects against both precancerous and malignant cervical changes, as well as genital warts, which can obviously pop up in younger populations and cause major issues in their lives," Vince stated. She emphasized that they remained completely neutral, with zero pressure from manufacturers influencing their decision. Meanwhile, the prominent gynecologist Professor Ante Čorušić, who also served on the Commission, was the lone dissenting voice.

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