The Gardasil lies for profit

By Cynthia A. Janak

I had hopes that with my last report Merck and its affiliates would think twice about their Gardasil vaccine. I was wrong. I am going to give you reports of what is happening around the world and how the Big Pharma is spinning the news. This is horrible and they need to be stopped.

This report comes from the Australian newspaper The Age.

Why are we experimenting with drugs on girls?

Melinda Tankard Reist and Renate Klein
May 25, 2007

THE much trumpeted inject-every-girl-free-with-Gardasil campaign has run into a bit of a snag. Four Melbourne schoolgirls were rushed to hospital this month after receiving the vaccine promoted as preventing cervical cancer.

Sixteen other girls were reported sick. One student was left paralysed for six hours. "I couldn't move at all," she said.

Of course, the vaccine couldn't be at fault. CSL, the company that makes Gardasil, said the reactions were due to stress and anxiety. The girls were all worked up. They'd got themselves into a state and panicked. The vaccine's inventor, Ian Frazer, said it was a case of auto-suggestion.

We shouldn't dismiss the bad experience of these girls just because we really want the vaccine to work. Women's health is more important.

We're not aware of a problem with this particular vaccine, a Victorian Health Department spokesperson said.

Abbott plays down Gardasil side effects
The World Today — Tuesday, 22 May , 2007 12:18:00

Reporter: Gavin Fang

In Melbourne, Gavin Fang reports.

GAVIN FANG: On Southern Cross radio in Melbourne this morning, the mother of a Sacred Heart College schoolgirl who'd received the Gardasil vaccination earlier this month complained about its side effects.

MOTHER: Basically she had collapsed. There was no sort of reaction from her at all whatsoever. She was unable to move her limbs or arms, not able to talk to us for quite a few hours.

GAVIN FANG: The story prompted other parents and schoolgirls to call in.

SCHOOLGIRL 1: I fainted probably three minutes after the injection, the first time. The other was about half an hour later. Then I fainted the next day as well.

RACHEL DAVID: There are, and they're things like soreness in the arm, headaches, numbness, tingling and various other effects, the vast majority of which are minor.

In comparison to other vaccinations, the side effect profile of Gardasil is very, very good. And indeed it's considerably better than some of the other commonly used vaccinations in the community.

GAVIN FANG: The Health Minister Tony Abbott has been briefed about the complaints made by the Melbourne schoolgirls. But he said on Southern Cross Radio, that Gardasil was safe.

TONY ABBOTT: This vaccine has been exhaustively tested in accordance with the usual high standards and it's come through all of these tests.

This was taken from a blog in Australia. http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=5917

I don't know whether it was a "sociogenic" effect or a real physiological reaction but my 16 year old daughter was very sore, sorry, dizzy and really quite ill after the first shot of Gardasil was dispensed at her southern Sydney high school two weeks ago. In fact, she was only one of three Year 11 girls left standing by the end of the school day. I also know that the response to this injection was different to other injections received by the same group at that school. Consequently, I'm less than reassured by the glib assertions about the hysteria that apparently lurks within these otherwise capable young women. I can't wait for the next installment of Gardasil in a week or so. Neither can my daughter.

Posted by DamienJ, Friday, 1 June 2007 12:44:46 PM

This article came from the Herald Sun in Australia.

Scientist: Gardasil wonder drug

Jordana Borensztajn

May 26, 2007 12:00am

THE mastermind behind cancer vaccine Gardasil has implored families to keep having the injection after widespread reports of fainting and adverse side effects.

One Sydney mother will not allow her daughter to continue with the vaccination program after the 17-year-old was admitted to hospital with severe nausea and constant fainting episodes after her first injection last week.

"She was fine before, there was nothing wrong with her and now I don't know what to do, she doesn't want to go ahead with the next two shots and I don't want her to go through with it again.

By Marsha Raasch

Published May 31, 2007

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/261430/concerns_grow_as_gardasil_the_cervical.html

The New England Journal of Medicine published an analysis in March that called into question the efficacy of the new vaccine by Merck and Co. Their findings indicated a much lower benefit than expected, and an accompanying editorial called the benefit "modest."

The American Cancer Society says that the survival rate for cervical cancer is about 90 percent. Most instances of HPV infections, even the pre-cancerous or cancerous ones, resolve on their own.

This is from Cancer Search in the UK.

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/behindtheheadlines/hpvvaccines/?a=5441

So does HPV vaccination mean the end of smear tests? Unfortunately not. There are a number of reasons why it will still be necessary for women to have smear tests, at least in the medium-term:

• not all women will receive the vaccine
  
  
• the vaccines developed so far do not protect against all the strains of HPV that are associated with the development of cervical cancer, so not all cases of cervical cancer will be prevented
  
  
• there is no evidence to show that the vaccine is effective against cervical cancer in women already infected with HPV, so these women will need to continue smear tests. An ongoing study is investigating the effects of Cervarix when it is given to women over the age of 26 (those more likely to already be infected with HPV)
  
  

As Dr Walker says: "For the time being it's vital that women take up the invitation to go for a smear test."

The current data on Gardasil show that it gives protection for at least five years. There is no evidence yet as to how long the protection will last beyond five years. So it is possible that booster injections may be needed.

And this came from ABC News in Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/05/22/1929773.htm

Authorities to investigate Gardasil reactions

Posted Tue May 22, 2007 12:48pm AEST
Updated Tue May 22, 2007 1:25pm AEST

Victorian health authorities will investigate possible reactions to the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil.

Sacred Heart Girls College in Oakleigh, in south-east Melbourne, says 26 girls fell sick and some were taken to hospital after being vaccinated earlier this month.

Cervical cancer vaccine reactions reported in ACT

Posted Tue May 22, 2007 7:00pm AEST

ACT health authorities say there have been six reported cases where teenage girls have had a reaction to the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil.

At a Victorian college, 26 girls became ill and some were taken to hospital earlier this month after being vaccinated.

You will find this last entry to this article enlightening. These are first hand experiences.

http://www.hpvhometest.com/merck-gardasil-has-your-child-been-vaccinated-tell-us-your-story/

• Dawn May 19th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
  
  I would just like to start off by saying that being a nurse; I have received a lot of shots. I have a high tolerance for pain and I usually watch when a needle injects me. Yesterday I received the first of the three gardasil shots. I have NEVER felt pain like the pain I felt with this shot. After I got up to go make my next appointment, I began to feel dizzy, noticed my vision getting darker, my ears ringing and that I was extremely hot. Next thing I knew I woke up on the floor with the nurse's over me. It was the most frightening moment of my life. I will NOT be getting the rest of these shots.
  
  
• Christine May 21st, 2007 at 4:00 pm
  
  I received my first gardisil vaccine on Friday. On Sunday (2 days later), I developed hives on the right side of my face (It looks like the worst case of acne ever!), into my ear and down my neck and now its spreading into the left part of my face and have an enlarged lymph gland. I also developed a headache. I went to the emergency room to have it looked at. They gave me Doxycylene to treat it and told me that if it doesn't clear up in 3 days to go to the clinic. I will never get the vaccine again and will be stopping the series. To make it even worse, I was not given a info sheet about it prior to getting the vaccine by my dr. That's the military health care system for you.
  
  
• Amy Jun 7th, 2007 at 2:58 am
  
  I am 23, and I have had all 3 shots. I have a very high tolerance for pain, so the shots weren't bad. I didn't have any effects really, like what I have been reading. The only thing is that the 3rd one does hurt the worst, but I had my shot probably a month ago or so and I have this knot under my arm around the injection site. It hurts and I just thought it was weird... Anyone actually know what it is?
  
  
• 15 Lindsey Jun 13th, 2007 at 1:11 am
  
  Well this is interesting because I actually got the shot today (the first one) and came REALLY CLOSE to fainting in the OBGYN office about three or four minutes after is absorbed in my body. I have had this happen before with shots, but not since I was a little kid. It's hard to differentiate between sensitivity to a foreign object in my body causing this reaction or my phobia of shots...but I must say that I wasn't at all scared and didn't think it hurt at all. I thought I was fine until I got up and walked away.
  
  It hurt pretty bad too-
  
  
• Chris Jun 15th, 2007 at 9:56 am
  
  DO NOT GET THE 3RD SHOT KATHY!!! I EXPERIENCED VISION ISSUES AS WELL. I REFUSE TO GET THE THIRD SHOT.
  
  
• Josie Jun 15th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
  
  I received my first Gardasil shot yesterday. The pain was terrible, even if only for a few seconds. In addition, the nurse did not shake the vial before injecting the vaccine, although it was written to do so in capital letters on the package! I almost fainted after the shot and had to sit for 15 min to feel better. It's been 24 hours but I'm still feeling dizzy from time to time and am having small cramps in the heart region. And the worst part is that my doctor couldn't care less. Does anyone know if not having the 2 other doses can have any side effect?
  
  
• Janis Jun 27th, 2007 at 10:29 am
  
  I got the first shot about a month ago. I had severe muscle pain and weakness, not even able to use my left hand to pull up my pants or the covers on my bed. After about a week the pain improved slightly, but here I am, a month later, still in pain every time I lift my arm. There is a knot where the injection was made but its this ongoing pain that has really made me concerned. I keep waiting thinking it will go away but its too long now, I intend to call my doctor, maybe there was an error made when injecting, and I can't find one piece of information on side effects lasting longer than a week. I am very upset.
  
  
• Katie Jul 8th, 2007 at 9:09 am
  
  I just got my 2nd injection of the gardasil vaccine, which is painful but not as bad as what i have read and i have a very low- tolerance to needles. The same day i got the shot i was fine right after no symptoms besides a sore arm, but then i got a stomach ache. Its not a major one it's just that it's been aching me for four days nonstop, i have no appetite and I seem to have no energy along with being tired. Has anyone had these same symptoms or does it have nothing to do with gardasil? please help :]
  
  
• Lisa Aug 2nd, 2007 at 12:43 pm
  
  My 19 year old daughter has had all three shots, between January and the end of June. They were all VERY painful, but by the third day she was fine, and I pointed out a little pain is worth it versus cervical cancer. But this is the weird part — about a month after the last shot, she got pain and then a small lump developed in the outer portion of her upper arm/shoulder exactly at the shot location. This painful lump got bigger over a few days. We were on vacation and as soon as we got home she called her doctor to see if it was a delayed result from the shot, her doctor (who I trust implicitly) had never heard of a reaction before. We gave it a few more days to go away, and while the lump has not increased in size, it is getting more painful, radiating up and down the arm. So we went to see her doctor, who was totally puzzled and not sure where to refer us to, finally sending us to an orthopedic surgeon. As of now, K. has had x-rays (to make sure a piece of the needle hadn't broken off), and today had full blood work and an MRI done. We find the results on Monday. Coincidence, maybe, but I can't help but think this is a result of the vaccine.
  
  

With the girls that were reporting how they felt it was a 50/50 split as to who had reactions to the shot. The one common comment that was made by most was that the shot was very painful like nothing they have experienced when getting other vaccinations.

This makes me wonder what would make a girl comment that it felt like acid being put in her arm. That has to be a horrible feeling.

But, I stand by my other articles and I do not believe that this vaccine is necessary. I believe that better prevention is the answer and not prevention through chemistry. With every vaccine that a person receives they are altering the natural processes of their immune system. What will happen to all these people when the super bug comes around? They will have no natural defenses to protect them from it.

My advice is to boost your immune system so that it does the job that it was created to do. Better diet and hygiene are the answers, not more chemistry.

Society needs to stop this horror. Whenever you see the commercial for Gardasil you need to call the network and tell them that you will not support any product advertising for the program that aired at that time. If enough people call or send emails, this travesty will stop.

© Cynthia A. Janak