MY GIRL DIED AS ‘GUINEA PIG’ FOR GARDASIL
New York Post Article: July 20, 2008
On the advice of her family doctor, Jessie Ericzon, 17, had taken a series of three Gardasil shots to prevent cervical cancer caused by the sexually transmitted virus known as HPV – the Human Papilloma Virus.
The vaccine is marketed by Merck Pharmaceuticals & Co. as the hip thing to do for girls age 9-26 to prevent cervical cancer. Jessie got her first injection in July 2007.
After her second shot in September, she complained to her mom of a pain in the back of her head, fatigue and soreness in some joints.
The day following her 3rd and final shot, she again complained of the nagging pain in the back of her head.
The next day she didn’t show up at school and her mother found her dead on the bathroom floor at home.
Jessica’s mom, Lisa Ericzon, believes the vaccine killed her daughter and that she was “a guinea pig” for Merck & Co. She is urging parents to research the vaccine before letting their daughters get it.
“I want other mothers to know,” said Lisa, the first parent of a girl who died after Gardasil to speak publicly.
“I don’t want them to go through what I went through.”
Deadly Decision: Should you vaccinate yourself or your daughter with Gardasil?
The Federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) had documented 10,000 cases of adverse events that closely followed the administration of the Gardasil vaccine. VAERS reports include serious neurological disorders, dizziness, fainting, muscle and joint pains, and at least 29 deaths after Gardasil . This vaccine is being marketed by Merck & Co., as a vaccine to prevent Cervical Cancer. The truth is this vaccine does not prevent cancer at all. It is licensed only to prevent 2 of the 30 sexually transmitted types of HPV virus that may cause cervical cancer.
Many experts believe that the adverse reactions to this vaccine are under reported, and not worth the risks since HPV is a preventable disease for which there is a safe and effective non-surgical treatment. Even though severe adverse reactions and deaths linked to the vaccine continue to mount, the FDA continues to claim the benefits outweigh the risks.
The side effects of Gardasil include pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting, paralysis and death. GARDASIL is given as 3 injections over 6 months.
Gardasil was tested in four clinical studies that evaluated 20,541 women who were 16 to 26 years of age at enrollment and was followed for a maximum of 4 years. The vaccine was “Fast-tracked” by the FDA and is therefore still in the testing stages with the final report not due until September 30, 2009. However, Gardasil is already being administered to millions of girls, some as young as 9 years old. Some states have already made Gardasil a mandatory vaccination although this recommendation has been opposed by the American College of Pediatrics and the editors of The New England Journal of Medicine.
The Gardasil Vaccine contains only 4 of the 30 types of the HPV virus known to be associated with causing cervical cancer. (Types 6, 11, 16 and 18). The massive advertising campaign for Gardasil by Merck & Co., claims that it is “the only vaccine that may help protect you from the four types of Human Papilloma virus that may cause 70% of cervical cancer.” However, research published in JAMA, Feb 28, 2007, revealed that only 3.4% of young girls and women that get HPV are infected with one of the four HPV types that are included in the Gardasil vaccine. The JAMA researchers concluded that the 26.8% overall prevalence of HPV among women was higher than expected, but that very few cases included the HPV types found in the vaccine.
The fact is, Gardasil has not been proven to be safe or effective. Even more concerning, long-term risks are not yet known. The HPV Vaccine contains 225mcg of Aluminum, a known neurotoxin and 50mcg of Polysorbate 80, which has been shown to cause severe anaphylactic reactions.
As of June 2008, Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates questionable government, legal and judicial actions, obtained documents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the Freedom of Information Act that revealed the:
•”Information has been received … concerning a 17 year old female who in June 2007 … was vaccinated with a first dose of Gardasil … During the evening of the same day, the patient was found unconscious (lifeless) by the mother. Resuscitation was performed by the emergency physician but was unsuccessful. The patient subsequently died.”
•”Information has been received … concerning a 12 year old female with a history of aortic and mitral valve insufficiency … who on 01-MAR-2007 was vaccinated IM into the left arm with a first does of Gardasil … On 01-MAR-2007 the patient presented to the ED with ventricular tachycardia and died.”
•”Initial and follow-up information has been received from a physician concerning an ‘otherwise healthy’ 13 year old female who was vaccinated with her first and second doses of Gardasil. Subsequently, the patient experienced … paralysis from the chest down, lesions of the optic nerve…At the time of the report, the patient had not covered.”
For more information about the concerns about the safety of this vaccine and reports of side-effects, click here: www.judicialwatch.org/gardasil
For more information about Gardasil, HPV and Cervical Cancer click here to read Dr. Hansen’s post entitled: Natural Non-Surgical Treatment for HPV.