How many people have died from the HPV vaccine?

Question

I'm talking about Gardasil.

What were the causes of death, and why don't we hear about this from our healthcare providers or the news? I've only heard that there are "minor side effects".

Answer 1

The website http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jul... reports:

"Ten deaths have been reported since September 2007, bringing the total to 18 since the vaccine was approved for use in 2006."

The site makes interesting reading, if you want to pursue the research.  Other sites showed up too when I used the search string:

'HPV vaccine complications' in my browser search window.

We don't hear about it from health care providers because the vaccine makers don't make a point of telling them the problems.  They've put a lot of money into developing the vaccine, so they won't release info to the public they don't have to.  That's why the FDA is in existence

News won't pick it up for a couple of reasons.  Millions of girls and women have gotten the vaccine, and 'only' 18 have died.  But as the article at http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jul... points out, there are other complications short of dying.  Besides, the longitudinal studies won't be complete for many years, so we don't know what the statistics will be in the future.  If it turns into a big mess, news will be all over it.

As with most things, it's best to do your own research and draw your own conclusions. Do some searches and follow some links --- the .gov and the .edu ones are usually the most reliable in my experience--- and make your mind up based on information you find.

Take care of you.  

Rick

Answer 2

Some sources say about 11 deaths have been linked to the Gardasil vaccination.  These deaths seem to be related to pre-existing heart conditions and blood clots http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/200...

Death and paralysis can be side effects of any vaccination.  There are data that show children (and adults) have died after vaccinations such as MMR (measles mumps rubella), varicella (chickenpox), DPT (diphtheria pertussis tetanus) Hepatitis A and B, smallpox, and even influenza.  SIDS and autism have been blamed on infant vaccinations.

This information is certainly out there, but unfortunately when you search for it you get a lot of hysterical websites with misspelled words and very few logical, informative websites.

No vaccination is without risk.  Healthcare providers realize that the diseases that vaccinations prevent are much more deadly than the vaccinations themselves might be, so they recommend vaccinations such as Gardasil.  The risk of getting cervica/head/neck/anal cancer from HPV is considerably higher than the risk of a medium-to-severe vaccination reaction.  I work with teenagers, and I know several 16- to 17-year-olds with cancerous changes in their cervixes.