Thursday, February 21, 2008


GARDASIL VACCINE: Merck’s Latest Billion Dollar Scam

By: Paula Rothstein

If you are cautiously considering whether or not you should succumb to the will of the drug companies, government officials, and/or medical profession and have your teenage daughter vaccinated with Gardasil to POSSIBLY protect her against cervical cancer – you are right to be concerned! In a very short period of time, thousands of young girls have experienced serious side effects, sometimes resulting in emergency medical treatment, following receipt of Merck’s new “wonder vaccine” Gardasil. There have also been 11 fatalities reported.

Following quickly on the heels of this drug’s wrecklessly fast approval was the state mandate for 11 year old girls to receive this vaccine before allowing them to attend school. As though we are dealing with a dangerous outbreak of an airborne virus! The audacity of drug companies – immune from lawsuits and a government charged with our protection from these greedy companies -- to test drug safety on humans, and not even by first garnering consent but actual manipulation of minds through sunshine filled marketing campaigns and as a last resort threat and force. How is it we lock people away in prison for manslaughter but drug pushers (of the pharmaceutical kind!) and government officials guilty of murder not only roam free but make their fortune through destruction of human life and health?

This is a drug that, I can only hope, will eventually be removed from the market as absolute junk and (rightfully) declared dangerous to the health and life of young women. But in the meantime, what are you as a parent feeling the pressure, supposed to do?

First, know that you have a choice. Understand forced vaccination is illegal and all vaccination requires knowledge before consent.

Benefits vs. Risks

The Benefits (If there is no previous HPV infection present in the body):

POSSIBLE elimination or reduction of 2 of the 127+ strains of HPV that may cause cervical cancer.

POSSIBLE elimination or reduction in the number of cases of genital warts.

POSSIBLE protection against FOUR strains of HPV for up to five years. The FDA website states that a time frame for efficacy had not yet been determined. It isn’t known when a booster would be needed.

The Risks:

In addition to the usual side effects that accompany any vaccination, such as nausea, dizziness, swelling and or pain and the injection site, mild to moderate fever, dehydration, and headache the following serious side effects are a very real possibility: Hyperventilation, muscle spasms, vomiting, blurred vision, speech disorder, falling, syncope (fainting), rash, chills, pallor, tremors, Guillain-Barre syndrome, weakness in extremities, paralysis, Hypoaesthesia-impaired or decreases tactile sensibility, convulsions, Erythema -abnormal redness of the skin, enlarged lymph nodes that may have to be removed, abnormal skin sensations, inability to swallow, skin ulcers, seizures, Bells Palsy, all have been reported after receiving the Gardasil vaccine.

Aside from being injected with four types of HPV proteins, girls and women who receive this vaccine should know what else is in the shot:

1. Aluminum adjuvants, which have been linked to neurological damage including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.

2. Polysorbate 80, which has been linked to infertility in mice.

3. Sodium borate, a main ingredient in roach killer.

In a relatively short period of time, there have been 11 young women killed as a result of receiving this vaccine. Are we to believe POSSIBLE prevention is worth the risk of death? Additionally, over 3,000 adverse reactions have been reported, with more than 50% requiring emergency room care. This information is posted on the FDA web site, as compiled by Judicial Watch. Keep in mind this is merely the short-term consequences of an unproven drug. Could this drug have other adverse effects, such as impaired fertility or infertility? Could it cause a different health condition, another form of cancer? In one recent news story, a woman is saying the HPV vaccine caused paralysis in her 12 yer old daughter. That is a very high price to pay for possible protection against one (of many) diseases that may be acquired in a lifetime.

New Video Reveals Hidden Risk -- (approx. 10 minutes long)

As you weigh risk vs. possible prevention, consider the following information as taken directly from an FDA document regarding Gardasil. (To view this document in its entirety, continue here.) I believe these quotes aptly address the relevance, or even irrelevance of Gardasil – assuming the risks are as numerous as initial reports would lend one to believe.

“Most women who become infected with HPV are able to eradicate the virus and suffer no apparent long-term consequences to their health. But a few women develop a persistent infection that can eventually lead to pre-cancerous changes in the cervix.” “. . .most infections are short-lived and not associated with cervical cancer.”

“...vaccination with GardasilTM of the women who are already sero-positive and PCR-positive for vaccine-relevant genotypes of HPV has been found to increase the risk of developing high-grade precancerous lesions by 44.6%, according to an FDA VRBPAC Background Document: GardasilTM HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine. May 18, 2006 VRBPAC Meeting.”

“...based on a Background Document submitted to the FDA by Merck & Co., Inc. [14], injection of HPV vaccines into women who have concurrent vaccine-relevant HPV type infections may increase the risk by 44.6%, of developing high-grade precancerous lesions in the cervix. Therefore, it would be prudent to perform a sensitive HPV detection assay with accurate genotype determination on the patients to be vaccinated if prior HPV infection is suspected.”

“Most HPV infections occur without any symptoms and go away without any treatment over the course of a few years. However, HPV infection sometimes persists for many years, with or without causing cell abnormalities.”

“Some types of HPV are referred to as “low-risk” viruses because they rarely develop into cancer. HPV types that are more likely to lead to the development of cancer are referred to as “high-risk. ” Both high-risk and low-risk types of HPV can cause the growth of abnormal cells, but generally only the high-risk types of HPV may lead to cancer. Sexually transmitted, high-risk HPVs include types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68, 69, and possibly a few others. These high-risk types of HPV cause growths that are usually flat and nearly invisible, as compared with the warts caused by types HPV-6 and HPV-11. It is important to note, however, that the majority of high-risk HPV infections go away on their own and do not cause cancer.”

“...of the women who do develop abnormal cell changes with high-risk types of HPV, only a small percentage would develop cervical cancer if the abnormal cells were not removed. Studies suggest that whether a woman develops cervical cancer depends on a variety of factors acting together with high-risk HPVs. The factors that may increase the risk of cervical cancer in women with HPV infection include smoking and having many children.”


We have so-called "experts" that say this vaccine is absolutely necessary and will most likely prevent cervical cancer. I find a conflict of interest at the core of most drug-pushing and this particular drug is by no means an exception. Conflict of interest abounds in this industry. Of course, Merck has limitless funds to inflict a fear-based “safety” campaign on an uninformed public. The mind games being inflicted on parents via a rigorous public relations campaign is akin to a new form of terrorism. Vaccination is a choice and a very big one at that. Ask yourself this: Why should prevention of disease carry the risk of serious harm or even fatal results?

Merck is in denial regarding the harm this drug is inflicting but, of course, when you are making millions, even billions in profits, why should we expect anything less than a full-scale media blitz proclaiming Gardasil’s safety, in spite of evidence to the contrary?

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Vaccine Quotes Worth Repeating:

"The only safe vaccine is one that is never used." Dr. James R. Shannon, former Director, National Institute of Health

"Live virus vaccines against influenza or poliomyelitis may in each instance produce the disease it intended to prevent. The live virus against measles and mumps may produce such side effects as encephalitis (brain damage)" Jonas and Darrell Salk, 1977

"The DEATH RATE from smallpox was actually higher among those who had been vaccinated."

"It took over three years of research before we looked at each other and said 'Vaccines are killing babies'."

"It is a well documented fact that the incidence and mortality from infectious diseases fell by 90% well before any vaccine was even introduced... So [the U.S.] mandated vaccination and it resulted in a three-fold increase in whooping cough..."

"This is not a rare occurrence. Epidemics in fully vaccinated populations are a rule rather than an exception..."


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In-depth look at the HPV Vaccine Hoax.

Know your rights with regards to vaccine exemption.

How to Legally Avoid Immunizations

State by State Exemption Laws