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Gardasil is a FDA approved vaccine which prevents the spread of human papillomavirus, known as HPV, a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer in a relatively small number of girls and women. Gardasil has been the subject of 7,802 "adverse event" reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 2006.
There have been reports of fevers, and sickness and even deaths. In fact, fifteen deaths were reported to the FDA, and 10 were confirmed, but the CDC says none of the 10 were linked to the vaccine. The sicknesses might also be just coincidence.
Should this stop parents and women in general from getting vaccinated?
There have been reports of fevers, and sickness and even deaths. In fact, fifteen deaths were reported to the FDA, and 10 were confirmed, but the CDC says none of the 10 were linked to the vaccine. The sicknesses might also be just coincidence.
Should this stop parents and women in general from getting vaccinated?
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Answered naYes, it's better to be safe than sorry. Don't get vaccited with Gardisil.
I just don't understand why some people seem to fall for everything these drug companies say to take. Diseases and cancer can be treated, if we EAT RIGHT, EXERCISE and Keep ourselves in mental peace. WAKE UP AMERICA. Havent you learned yet! -
Answered It's a good thing to keep you eye on reports about Gardasil, but...
In the end it's a personal decision. It should not be mandated - but stands a high potential of becoming such. Parents and daughters should inform themselves of the risks and benefits of the vaccine and make their own decision about its administering on their own. -
Answered No, there is not enough reason to avoid getting vaccinated with Gardasil.
And there's a 100% mortality rate amongst girls who get the vaccine. There's a lack of causality.
There's an important factor that is left out of this story as well - that there was strong opposition to Guardasil from some quarters because it would give license to young girls to have sex without risk from cancer. Which sort of changes things. If this is anything like the controversy surrounding Guardasil when it was going through the approval process, this is an issue of morality being disguised as an issue about science. -
Answered No, there is not enough reason to avoid getting vaccinated with Gardasil.
All medical treatments have potential side effects for some people. Should we give up treatment entirely because of that? Of course not. The benefits of Gardasil far outweigh the possible side effects -
Answered No, there is not enough reason to avoid getting vaccinated with Gardasil.
Drugs have all sorts of unpredictable side effects but, a vaccine is not a drug. It's just a medium of sterile saline (salt water) that carries a weaked form of the virus. So, unless the medium is contaminated or they're using dirty needles, the only risk is becoming infected by the weakened virus. That's nothing compared to becoming infected by the strong virus. -
Answered It's a good thing to keep you eye on reports about Gardasil, but...
I think that with many vaccines there will always be a chance for actual infection. Yet, I think that the benefits outweigh the risks. With any other medical treatment I would always keep abreast of the latest news. -
Answered No, there is not enough reason to avoid getting vaccinated with Gardasil.
Having gone through the stress and fear of even just a precancerous state, how on earth could a parent not want to spare their child that? Not wanting to vaccinate your child against a particular type of cancer? I don’t understand it.
I think people’s backlash against the vaccine is actually related to the “No way…MY DAUGHTER would not have sex…she doesn’t need it!” Well, guess what…teenagers are horny little bastards and they are gonna have sex. Human behavior kinda shows that! And HPV is one of the most common stds that people have, often without knowing it. So I think if a vaccine exists, people should use it. -
Answered It's a good thing to keep you eye on reports about Gardasil, but...
I was thinking about getting my daughter this shot , she is 17 but after reading this, i think we will take our chances, even though cervical cancer runs in my family , i had a sister to die 11/2 yrs ago from cancer and it started with her cervics... i will difinitely do more research on this shot before i will allow her to have it -
I think that if cervical cancer ran in my family I would be leaning towards the vaccine. Unfortunately I don't think there's but so much research for you as the vaccine is only 2 years old. (I am not suggesting one way or another, just my unsolicited personal thoughts. :)
Answered It's a good thing to keep you eye on reports about Gardasil, but...
I was thinking about getting my daughter this shot , she is 17 but after reading this, i think we will take our chances, even though cervical cancer runs in my family , i had a sister to die 11/2 yrs ago from cancer and it started with her cervics... i will difinitely do more research on this shot before i will allow her to have it