[PROVE Note: Judicial Watch recently reported that through several Freedom of Information Act requests, they have discovered 3,461 adverse reactions including eleven deaths reported to the FDA and CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System for the HPV vaccine. You can read Judicial Watch's report and documents at the link posted below.
As political races continue to heat up, be aware of the candidates from the presidential level down to your county officials and where they feel the government's role should be in health care. Experience shows that the more control the government has over your health care, the less freedom you will have, period. Don't forget that WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS - our FDA approved the HPV vaccine, our Congress gave the vaccine maker liability protection from the harm caused by this vaccine, and some of our state legislators and governors have tried to FORCE this vaccine on our young daughters. Look at these articles and ask yourself how much more you want the government deciding for you what you must do to be healthy. Find some candidates you beleive in and help them. Our lives depend on it. - DR]
Mom Says HPV Vaccine Caused Paralysis in 12-Year-Old
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=95517
By Jackelyn Barnard
First Coast News
11/12/2007
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Brittany is a twelve-year-old girl who doesn't like to sit still. She's played softball. She ran cross country. The plan was to stay on the team and get a college scholarship, but two months ago, those plans drastically changed.
"She was walking through my house and collapsed. She told me she couldn't feel her leg. We went right to the hospital," says Christina Bell, Brittany's mom.
Bell says there were no answers at first, but then she started to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Two weeks before her daughter's collapse, Brittany received her first injection of a vaccine called Gardasil.
"The doctor recommended we get the Gardasil shot and I'd been thinking about it because I've seen it on TV all the time," says Bell.
The vaccine, produced by Merck, is to help prevent contracting the Human Papillomavirus or HPV.
The virus causes 70 percent of cervical cancer.
Over the last year, the vaccine has been the center of moral controversy, but little has been mentioned about the number of vaccine reactions reported to the FDA.
Recent news reports link an association with paralysis and death with the vaccine.
"The reason I'm skeptical with this is this isn't a virus," says Dr. Guy Benrubi, an OB/GYN with Shands.
Dr. Benrubi says the HPV vaccine is one of the safest and he recommended it to his own child.
"The immediate risks are minimal. The FDA looked at those. We have not seen any major catastrophes," says Dr. Benrubi.
Benrubi says the majority of complaints are patients fainting during or after the shot.
So far, more than four million vaccinations have been done and nearly 4,000 adverse reactions have been reported.
"Even the worst case scenario, if you have four thousand in four million that is a one to one thousand potential adverse effect," says Dr. Benrubi.
The list of complaints range from temporary blindness, blurry vision, convulsions, seizures and numbness in arms and legs that won't go away.
"If you know something is happening why do you let it continue?" asks Bob Giuliano, Brittany's grandfather.
Giuliano and his daughter want answers as to how they didn't know paralysis could be a possibility for Brittany.
"I am very angry," says Brittany's mom. Two months later and after hours of physical therapy, Brittany still has no feeling in her left leg.
Getting around is difficult. It's hard for Brittany to walk and balance and she often needs a little help.
"She's mad. I can tell she's mad," says Brittany's mom. A little shy, Brittany did not want to talk to us, but she did want her story told so parents and young girls know how her life has changed.
Now she is learning to cope with braces, crutches and a walker. "It's changed everything for us," says Bell.
Brittany's doctors have diagnosed her with Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis or ADEM. It is an inflammation of the brain that has been associated with a vaccination.
"I think there is a little cart before the horse going on here. I'm not saying this is not a good vaccine, but anyone who is going to have their daughter or child have this shot, they need to be fully informed of risks or potential risks associated with it," says Sean Cronin, Brittany's attorney.
Cronin says he can't go after Merck with a lawsuit because Gardasil is now part of a federal fund which pays out to those injured from vaccines.
First Coast News has learned, Gardasil was added to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund just months after it hit the market. "The Federal government would not put it on the list without medical scientific justification," says Cronin.
Brittany's family is filing an injury claim with the government.
They are also on a mission to spread the news of what they say can happen with the vaccine.
The family also holds out hope that one day, old Brittany will be back walking and running like she did once before.
"I do wish the doctor would have known and would have said there is a chance that this could happen. If he would have said, I would have never done it," says Bell.
The FDA told First Coast News the adverse reaction reports are not a good indicator of a direct cause or relation with an incident. The FDA also says they have investigated several deaths but did not find any association with the vaccine.
Merck told First Coast News it is unaware of Brittany's case. Merck also says it actively monitors the adverse reaction reports and other databases throughout the world.
As for the vaccine being added to the government vaccine fund, Merck says it is their understanding that all new vaccines are added to the fund.
The Pharmaceutical giant says the latest numbers show that ten million HPV vaccines have been given in the United States.
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Teen falls ill after vaccine injection
Reported by: Larry Seward
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Last Update: 11/13 9:08 am
https://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=fabcbaad-8971-4db0-8ed1-42ccbc106f20
LAWRENCE, Kan. - A Lawrence couple is furious over a new government-approved vaccine designed to prevent a type of cancer. They say it almost killed their daughter and significantly altered her life.
15-year-old Marissa Omon is an athlete. The daughter of a Nigerian soccer player she played basketball, volleyball and track, until now.
Surgeons put a defibrillator inside her chest Monday night fearing her heart could stop at any moment.
"HPV cost my daughter. It almost cost her her life," said Edem Omon.
Edem Omon is convinced his healthy, athletic teenage daughter Miranda almost died because of a vaccine doctors gave her to prevent cervical cancer.
Three weeks ago Miranda took a physical. Edem said he reluctantly allowed a doctor to give her the HPV vaccine.
"He convinced me the drug was safe," said Edem.
Less than three hours later, while practicing basketball at Free State High School, Miranda suddenly collapsed. Her heart stopped. Paramedics needed a defibrillator to revive her. Miranda was rushed to Children's Mercy where she spent several days unable to walk or talk.
Doctors ran a battery of tests, CT scans, x-rays and biopsies. They could find no explanation for Miranda's sudden heart problem.
They say they do not believe the HPV vaccine has anything to do with it.
"I do believe it's safe," said Dr. Scott Dattel.
Dattel is not Miranda's doctor but said he's never heard of any major side effects caused by HPV, only soreness and fever.
"HPV vaccine was thoroughly tested before the FDA approved it and I do think for that reason it is safe," said Dattel.
Miranda is still in Children's Mercy. If all goes well she could go home this week but doctors will not allow her to play competitive sports that she loves.
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Judicial Watch Uncovers New FDA Records Detailing Deaths in 1,824 Adverse Reaction Reports Related to HPV Vaccine
https://judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-uncovers-new-fda-records-detailing-deaths-1-824-adverse-reaction-reports-related-hpv-
