Another Girl Stricken Following Gardasil Injection

Talk to your doctor to see if gardasil is right for you or your daughter….

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Gardasil was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) two years ago for girls aged nine-26 and protects against sexually transmitted diseases caused by four particularly dangerous strains of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) in women that are responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts.  Three shots are given over six-months.  Merck & Company—Gardasil’s maker—said 16 million doses have been administered since its approval.

Now, one Northern California family is wondering if Gardisal injections have nearly paralyzed a healthy 13-year-old girl.  Jenny’s story was recently highlighted on CBS News and focused on how Jenny was seemingly healthy 15 months prior to receiving her third shot of Gardasil.  Following the third Gardasil injection, Jenny began showing signs of having been stricken with a degenerative muscle disease. The family says Jenny is now almost completely paralyzed and believes “there may be a link” between the paralysis and the Gardasil injection and has opened a blog in the hopes of determining if Jenny’s paralysis and Gardasil are, indeed, linked and is urging other girls with similar “post-vaccination” responses to speak out at: http://www.jenjensfamily.blogspot.com/

Merck’s response?  “Based on the facts that we’ve received, the information does not suggest that this event was causally associated with vaccination.”  Also, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 11- and 12-year-old girls receive Gardasil as part of school vaccination efforts…..read more here.