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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
| − | + | In February 2009 it was announced that a batch of [[Merck]]'s Cervical Jab [[Gardasil]] has been withdrawn after two 14-year-old girls in Spain were hospitalized. Health authorities withdrew nearly 76,000 doses of the shot after both girls developed convulsions and at least one lost consciousness soon after the vaccine was administered. | |
| − | The batch had been distributed all over Spain, to some to pharmacies and others to regional vaccination programs. [[Sanofi Pasteur MSD]], the joint venture of [[Sanofi]] and [[Merck]] that markets Gardasil in Spain, said that a link between the shot and the symptoms has yet to be proved:'In both cases, other medical conditions (in the girls) have been observed and are being investigated which could be the cause of the reported events.'<ref>Staton, T. [http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/hospitalized-girls-prompt-gardasil-recall/2009-02-11?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FP0 Hospitalized girls prompt Gardasil recall] Accessed on February,12,2009 </ref> | + | The batch had been distributed all over Spain, to some to pharmacies and others to regional vaccination programs. [[Sanofi Pasteur MSD]], the joint venture of [[Sanofi]] and [[Merck]] that markets Gardasil in Spain, said that a link between the shot and the symptoms has yet to be proved: 'In both cases, other medical conditions (in the girls) have been observed and are being investigated which could be the cause of the reported events.'<ref>Staton, T. [http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/hospitalized-girls-prompt-gardasil-recall/2009-02-11?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FP0 Hospitalized girls prompt Gardasil recall] Accessed on February,12,2009 </ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 14 February 2009
Controversy
In February 2009 it was announced that a batch of Merck's Cervical Jab Gardasil has been withdrawn after two 14-year-old girls in Spain were hospitalized. Health authorities withdrew nearly 76,000 doses of the shot after both girls developed convulsions and at least one lost consciousness soon after the vaccine was administered.
The batch had been distributed all over Spain, to some to pharmacies and others to regional vaccination programs. Sanofi Pasteur MSD, the joint venture of Sanofi and Merck that markets Gardasil in Spain, said that a link between the shot and the symptoms has yet to be proved: 'In both cases, other medical conditions (in the girls) have been observed and are being investigated which could be the cause of the reported events.'[1]
References
- ↑ Staton, T. Hospitalized girls prompt Gardasil recall Accessed on February,12,2009
