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federal report has concluded that the human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccine Gardasil has a 400 percent higher rate of adverse effects than
another comparable vaccine, the Menactra anti-meningitis shot.
“It is unusual for there to be such a big discrepancy between two
vaccines used in similar populations involving serious and relatively
rare life threatening adverse events and autoimmune disorders,” the
researchers from the federal Vaccine Events Reporting System wrote.
Gardasil, marketed by Merck, prevents againt the strains of HPV
believed to be responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases and
90 percent of genital warts cases. GlaxoSmithKline’s competing Cervarix
vaccine protects against the same cervical cancer-causing strains.
The researchers considered Gardasil and Menactra equivalent for the
purposes of comparison because they are given to similar age groups at
similar frequencies. Their study concluded that Gardasil was associated
with twice as many emergency room visits, four times as many deaths,
four times as many heart attacks, seven times as many “disabled”
reports and 15 times as many strokes. All reported cases of blood clots
and heart attacks associated with Gardasil occurred when the vaccine
was given alone, not in conjunction with other drugs.
“Fainting, which has been attributed by doctors and health officials as
‘fear’ of needles in teenage girls, is reported six times as often …
after receipt of Gardasil than Menactra even though Menactra is also
given to girls in the same age group,” the researchers noted.
The report recommends that the government more thoroughly investigate
reports of dangerous side effects from the HPV vaccine, that research
be conducted into mechanisms by which the vaccine might cause these
effects, and that patients and parents be more adequately warned of the
risks before vaccination. It also recommends that Congress investigate
how the vaccine was fast-tracked for approval in the absence of safety
data on girls younger than 17.
Contact: David Gutierrez
Source: NaturalNews
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