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As of June 30, 2008, there had been 9,749 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports of adverse events following Gardasil vaccination. Of these, 94% were classified as reports of non-serious events, and 6% as serious events.<ref>"[http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaers/FDA_and_CDC_Statement.htm Information from FDA and CDC on Gardasil and its Safety]", Centers for Disease Control website, accessed 5 April 2009</ref> | As of June 30, 2008, there had been 9,749 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports of adverse events following Gardasil vaccination. Of these, 94% were classified as reports of non-serious events, and 6% as serious events.<ref>"[http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaers/FDA_and_CDC_Statement.htm Information from FDA and CDC on Gardasil and its Safety]", Centers for Disease Control website, accessed 5 April 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | The Gardasil vaccine, according to geneticist Professor Joe Cummins, is manufactured using genetically modified yeast.<ref>Professor Joe Cummins, "[http://www.i-sis.org.uk/RCCV.php?printing=yes Recombinant Cervical Cancer Vaccines]", ISIS report 20 December 2005, accessed 5 April 2009</ref> The vaccine also contains an aluminium adjuvant - amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate.<ref>"[http://www.rxlist.com/gardasil-drug.htm Gardasil]", RxList, the Internet Drug Index, accessed 5 April 2009</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:12, 5 April 2009
Gardasil is a vaccine manufactured by Merck. It is intended to protect against certain kinds of human papilloma virus (HPV).
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In February 2009 it was announced that a batch of Merck's Cervical Jab Gardasil has been withdrawn after two 14-year-old girls in Spain were hospitalized.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]
As of June 30, 2008, there had been 9,749 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports of adverse events following Gardasil vaccination. Of these, 94% were classified as reports of non-serious events, and 6% as serious events.[2]
How the vaccine is made and what's in it
The Gardasil vaccine, according to geneticist Professor Joe Cummins, is manufactured using genetically modified yeast.[3] The vaccine also contains an aluminium adjuvant - amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate.[4]
References
- ↑ Staton, T. Hospitalized girls prompt Gardasil recall Accessed on February,12,2009
- ↑ "Information from FDA and CDC on Gardasil and its Safety", Centers for Disease Control website, accessed 5 April 2009
- ↑ Professor Joe Cummins, "Recombinant Cervical Cancer Vaccines", ISIS report 20 December 2005, accessed 5 April 2009
- ↑ "Gardasil", RxList, the Internet Drug Index, accessed 5 April 2009
