On the news today- gardisal?

Question

on the news today it said 11 people have died from getting gardisal. does anyone have any information on this? which shot was it after? and how did they die? I am really nervous due to the fact I got the first shot yesterday. I am 23 if that has anything to do with it.

Answer 1

Which news station? Check out their website, it might have information on that there.

Personally I would never get this vaccine even if I were in the age range since NO long term testing has been done to this drug. We have no idea what this drug could do to our bodies in the long run and it may not even prevent the four (out of far many more) forms of cervical cancer it says it will prevent! (Heard that in the commercial!).

So if you remember which news station it was on, go to their site and read up on it.

Answer 2

FDAnews Drug Daily Bulletin
Oct. 11, 2007 | Vol. 4 No. 200



Gardasil Adverse Events Include Deaths, Seizures, Judicial Watch Says
There have been 3,461 reports of adverse events, including a maximum of 11 deaths, in patients receiving Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, public interest group Judicial Watch said.

Since May, the group has found documents detailing 1,824 reports of adverse reactions to Gardasil (quadrivalent human papillomavirus [Types 6, 11, 16, 18] recombinant vaccine), including eight deaths. Before May, Judicial Watch had obtained 1,637 adverse event reports. The group received the data from the FDA through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Of the 1,824 adverse events reported between May 10 and Sept. 7, 347 were serious reactions including paralysis, Bell’s palsy, Guillain-Barre syndrome and seizures, according to the group.

Thirty-three out of 77 pregnant women who received the vaccine experienced side effects, including spontaneous abortion and fetal abnormalities, Judicial Watch added.

“In light of this information, it is disturbing that state and local governments might mandate in any way this vaccine for young girls,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.

That's off fda.gov so I guess it's a pretty reputable source. Try not to freak out though. Considering that 8 out of 10 women will develop HPV at some time in their lives and having an active HPV infection increases your risk of cervical cancer by 200% (thehpvtest.com)

Answer 3

Personally I would never get this vaccine even if I were in the age range since NO long term testing has been done to this drug. We have no idea what this drug could do to our bodies in the long run and it may not even prevent the four (out of far many more) forms of cervical cancer it says it will prevent! (Heard that in the commercial!).

Answer 4

I only found one article on the subject, and no reports on the FDA website. I think this might be just another phase of the vaccine-scare fad. I will be getting the vaccine in November.