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Gardasil HPV Vaccine Infertility Lawsuits
Merck's Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Child to Become Infertile Alleges New Lawsuit A news report posted on lifesitenews.com reports that a new lawsuit has been filed again Merk alleging its Gardasil HPV Vaccine caused a child to become infertile. According to the child's mother, one of the most difficult things a mother can hear … [Read more...] about Gardasil HPV Vaccine Infertility Lawsuits
Gardasil Tinnitus Hearing Side Effect Lawsuits
Rhode Island Teenager Battles' Big Pharma' Over Gardasil's Side Effects WARREN, RI - A news story on wpri.com reports that a Rhode Island teenager, has filed a six-count federal lawsuit in Rhode Island District Court alleging Merk, the Gardasil manufacturer, provided misleading information to the U.S. Food and Drug … [Read more...] about Gardasil Tinnitus Hearing Side Effect Lawsuits
Gardasil Decision Delayed
The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has put off a decision on whether or not it should approve the expanded use of the Gardasil vaccine to older women, ages 27 to 45. The FDA’s decision, which was expected sometime next week, will not come until later this year. Approved in 2006, Gardasil prevents four strains of HPV, two of … [Read more...] about Gardasil Decision Delayed
Gardasil Unrequired For Immigrants
Gardasil No Longer Requirement For Immigrants Gardasil or other HPV vaccination will no longer be a requirement for immigrant girls and women seeking a green card, according to the Associated Press (AP). Currently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires that all immigrants filing for a green card must … [Read more...] about Gardasil Unrequired For Immigrants
FDA Panel Approves Gardasil for Boys
Gardasil for Boys Gets OK From FDA. Gardasil, the HPV vaccine currently marketed to young girls and women, may soon be available for boys According to a CNN report, a Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has recommended that Gardasil be approved for boys and young men aged 9 to 26 for protection against … [Read more...] about FDA Panel Approves Gardasil for Boys
Merck Defends Gardasil
Merck's Gardasil Potential Risks. With Gardasil side effect complaints nearing 8,000, it was only a matter of time before Merck & Co. would have to respond to the controversy. Yesterday, the company issued a statement insisting that there were no safety issues with its controversial cervical cancer vaccine. It is doubtful … [Read more...] about Merck Defends Gardasil
Gardasil Side Effect Included 28 Deaths
Gardasil Side Effect. A conservative advocacy group is charging that more than 2 dozen women and girls died in 2008 after receiving Gardasil injections. According to a press release issued by Judicial Watch, there have been a total of 47 deaths linked to Gardasil since it was brought to market in 2006. Gardasil is a vaccination … [Read more...] about Gardasil Side Effect Included 28 Deaths
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Blamed for UK Girl’s Paralysis
Cervical Cancer Vaccine May Cause Paralysis. A British media site is reporting that a 12-year-old girl in the United Kingdom became paralyzed shortly after receiving the Cervarix cervical cancer vaccine. According to Telegraph.co.uk, the parents of Ashleigh Cave believe that Cervarix is behind their daughter’s mystery illness. In … [Read more...] about Cervical Cancer Vaccine Blamed for UK Girl’s Paralysis
Gardasil Immigration Rule Proving Controversial
Gardasil Immigration Rule Proving Controversial. A new rule that makes the Gardasil vaccine mandatory for young women seeking U.S. citizenship has sparked anger and protest from immigration advocates and healthcare policy experts. Immigration groups call the Gardasil rule discriminatory, and charge that it places an unfair … [Read more...] about Gardasil Immigration Rule Proving Controversial
Gardasil Requirement for Immigrants Questioned
Gardasil Requirement for Immigrants. Since Gardasil came on the market, Merck & Co. has been pushing for it to be made mandatory for young women in the U.S. Now that has happened - at least in regards to one group of women. Nearly unnoticed, the U.S Citizenship and Naturalization Service has changed its vaccination policy, and is … [Read more...] about Gardasil Requirement for Immigrants Questioned
Gardasil Approved for More Cancers As Side Effect Reports
Gardasil Side Effects Report. Despite growing safety concerns about Gardasil, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved it to prevent two more cancers. Gardasil targets four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause most cases of cervical cancer. Two of those HPV strains can also cause some vulvar and … [Read more...] about Gardasil Approved for More Cancers As Side Effect Reports
Cervarix Effectiveness and Cost Questioned
Gardasil, Cervarix Effectiveness. Two articles in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) are raising more concerns about the cervical cancer vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix. The first, an editorial, questions the widespread use of Gardasil and Ceravix, despite a lack of evidence about their effectiveness. The second article, a … [Read more...] about Cervarix Effectiveness and Cost Questioned
Merck’s Gardasil Ignored Questions
Merck’s Gardasil Ignored Questions. In the past two years, Merck & Co. has been spending big to market its Gardasil vaccine, and the effort has been paying off. Catchy television commercials urging parents to make sure their daughter is "one less" victim of cervical cancer, coupled with aggressive lobbying of women’s … [Read more...] about Merck’s Gardasil Ignored Questions
Merck’s Manufacturing Problems at Gardasil Factory May be Easing
Manufacturing Problems In Gardasil Vaccine Operations. Not too long ago, Merck received a Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warning letter citing good manufacturing practice violations at its vaccine operations in West Point, Pennsylvania following an inspection that cited 49 Form 483 observations. Among the products … [Read more...] about Merck’s Manufacturing Problems at Gardasil Factory May be Easing
Gardasil Associated with Paralysis
Gardasil Vaccine May Cause Paralysis. Gardasil has been implicated in the paralysis of a 13-year-old girl who developed a degenerative muscle disease shortly after receiving the vaccine. Meanwhile, Merck, the maker of Gardasil, has been named in two lawsuits that allege the vaccine caused paralysis in two other girls. Gardasil was … [Read more...] about Gardasil Associated with Paralysis
Feds Say Gardasil is Safe Despite Deaths Other Reactions
Feds Say Gardasil is Safe. Federal health regulators are insisting that Gardasil is safe, despite thousand of reports of adverse events related to the controversial cervical cancer vaccine. Officials at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said they have reviewed the adverse event … [Read more...] about Feds Say Gardasil is Safe Despite Deaths Other Reactions
Gardasil Injection Followed by Stroke
Gardasil Injection Followed. Gardasil, the vaccine approved to target the human papillomavirus (HPV) is being criticized again for possible links to a 20-year-old woman who suffered a stroke after receiving a second Gardasil injection. Gardasil was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) two years ago for girls aged … [Read more...] about Gardasil Injection Followed by Stroke
Merck Considers Gardasil for Boys Despite Serious Reactions in Girls
Merck Looking at Gardasil for Boys. Merck & Co., the maker of the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, has boys in its crosshairs. Merck already heavily promotes - and some say forces - the use of Gardasil for young girls. Now Merck is conducting research to see if Gardasil could also be administered to boys. But not … [Read more...] about Merck Considers Gardasil for Boys Despite Serious Reactions in Girls
Are Girls Fainting from Gardasil?
Girls Fainting From Gardasil Injection. The Gardasil vaccine is proving to be such a painful injection that some young girls might actually be fainting when they receive it. The stories of Gardasil-induced fainting are just the latest side effects being reported in relation to the controversial cervical cancer vaccine. During … [Read more...] about Are Girls Fainting from Gardasil?
Governor Sparks Controversy over HPV Vaccine
Controversy Over HPV Vaccine. Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a highly controversial executive order mandating that, starting September of 2008, all Texas girls, ages 11 and 12, must receive Merck’s HPV vaccine, known as Gardasil, upon entering the sixth grade. “The HPV vaccine provides us with an incredible … [Read more...] about Governor Sparks Controversy over HPV Vaccine
