CDC: "HPV Vaccinations Unacceptably Low"

The CDC is frustrated with national participation rates with the HPV vaccines. Dr Anne Schuchat is a director at the CDC and her press release last week showed a drastic lack of growth in people accepting the HPV vaccine. She said, “Preteens need HPV vaccine today to be protected from HPV cancers tomorrow.”

But the numbers indicate that the general population isn’t convinced. 86 percent of adolescents received at least one dose of a tetanus, diphtheria, and TDAP vaccine. In stark contrast, only about 46 percent of the same age group agreed to an HPV shot.

So why aren’t people buying in?

It might be due to the large shadow of uncertainty cast by Dr. Diane Harper 5 years ago. Dr Harper, a lead researcher for the HPV vaccination, admitted that 90 percent of HPV infections would heal all by themselves within a span of two years. The remaining ten percent would likely develop cancer from the infection, but Dr Harper doubted if those rates were any better than the side effects of the vaccine itself.

Sometime during the last five years, absent of any new discovery or research, Dr Harper changed her stance on the drug. But if she won’t speak out against HPV vaccines, the Japanese Department of Health, Labor and Welfare will. Almost 2 thousand patients are reporting “long-term pain and numbness to infertility and paralysis.” The numbers were so alarming, the Japanese government took a closer look into the science of what is sold as a preventative measure.

At the end of their investigation, they didn’t garner enough evidence to completely outlaw it’s use, but the do require physicians to inform patients that they don’t support the vaccine.

Stateside, websites like TRUTH-ABOUT-GARDISIL-DOT-ORG are pounding the pavement, trying to get the word out about the dangers of HPV. Gardisil is the commercial name for the vaccine, made by pharma giant, Merck and Company. Merck boasts an annual revenue of nearly 50 BILLION dollars.

Profitability doesn’t instantly equal guilt, but it certainly provides plenty of incentive to push a drug. At the very least, consumers should always read the warning labels. If you’re looking for more information, stay tuned to WHDT where we provide in-depth reports and special features about vaccinations and other breaking health news.