Parents Warn of HPV Vaccine Dangers

Despite thousands of young girls’ accounts of severe side effects from Gardasil injections, the manufacturer, Merck & Co, Inc., continues to make and sell the vaccine, which is supposed to protect against cervical cancer. Now the girls’ parents warn about the vaccine on their own websites.

According to Natural News Magazine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gardasil for the American market in 2006, and by February 2009, more than 40 million doses had been distributed worldwide.

Gardasil is a vaccine that’s supposed to prevent cervical cancer caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). The virus spreads through sexual intercourse or skin contact.

According to the website Truthaboutgardasil.org, thousands of young girls who have received one to three injections of the vaccine have reported severe side effects, such as seizures, strokes, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue, hair loss, chest pains, muscle weakness, menstrual cycle changes, temporary vision and hearing loss, and paralysis. Deaths have also been reported after receiving the vaccine.

The force behind Truthaboutgardasil.org is Marian Greene, the mother of a girl who had an adverse reaction to the vaccine. Greene hopes that the website will help raise awareness of the dangers of Gardasil and vaccines in general. By sharing experiences and news of injuries caused by the vaccine, she hopes to eventually rid the market of the drug.

Merck now also recommends Gardasil to young boys. The company also hopes to reach developing countries, with the aid of new campaigns, Natural News reported.

In Sweden, parents have mobilized against Gardasil. Ann-Britt Axelsdotter from Gothenburg has created a website of her own: “Mothers Against Gardasil.” She decided to get involved after she received an advertisement in the mail offering Gardasil to her teenage daughter.

Other countries are following suit.

“There are concerned parents in Holland, Great Britain, and Australia … who want to give more in-depth information about the vaccine and what it contains,” Axelsdotter told The Epoch Times.

She is concerned that a vaccine has been approved that hasn’t been properly tested and has caused numerous side effects in girls all over the world.

“Also, there are no studies indicating how long this vaccine is effective, which means girls have to have booster shots while still in their teens. If you are already infected with HPV, the risk of cervical cancer actually increases if you are given the vaccine,” Axelsdotter said.

Axelsdotter said that modern vaccines are made of so-called recombinant DNA, which means that it contains substances that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier and cause severe injury. HPV vaccines are not tested to see if they are carcinogenic.

Axelsdotter is critical of the rapid way HPV vaccines are distributed throughout the Western world.

“There has been immense lobbying from the pharmaceutical companies in all the countries, and they now assume that the vaccine will be part of the current child vaccination programs. This is the case in Sweden, too.”

She also considers the expensive vaccines unnecessary.

“The HPV vaccines are the most expensive vaccines ever brought out, despite the fact that studies show that most HPV infections resolve completely by themselves, and that the vaccine is a potential health risk. This has even been said by Dr. Diane Harper, a leading researcher in the field.”

In Sweden, two HPV vaccines are available: Gardasil, from Sanofi Pasteur, and Cervarix, from GlaxoSmithKline.

All Swedish girls between the ages of 9 and 12 were supposed to have been given HPV vaccine beginning January 2010. However, there is an ongoing legal dispute between Sanofi Pasteur (who are the retailers of Merck) and GlaxoSmithKline, regarding the process of deciding which vaccine the Swedish government should invest in, Axelsdotter said.

Read the original story at The Epoch Times