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FDA Records Indicate 28 Deaths in 2008 Related to HPV Vaccine

WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced this week that it has obtained records from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documenting 28 deaths in 2008 that may be associated with Gardasil, the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), up from the 19 deaths in 2007. 

The total number of Gardasil-related deaths is 47 since the vaccine was approved in 2006.  Overall, the FDA documented 6,723 "adverse events" related to Gardasil in 2008, of which 1,061 were considered "serious," and 142 considered "life threatening."

Of the 47 reported deaths, 41 occurred within a month of receiving the vaccine and of those deaths, 17 were within two weeks of receiving the vaccine.  In most of the deaths the cause is still unknown.

Judicial Watch released the text of several of the "adverse events" documented by the FDA's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). 

One case stated that, "After receiving her second dose of GARDASIL ... she could crawl but ... needed to use crutches or a wheel chair ... She was experienced problems breathing and had 'super migraines' that never went away ... She had swelling in her face, jaw and wrists.  The patient was diagnosed with GUILLAIN-BARRE syndrome, myelin sheath degeneration and peripheral neuropathy.  Patient was hospitalized twice ... patient has not recovered from symptoms." 

Another had to do with a 19-year-old girl with no medical history, who immediately experienced side effects after receiving the Gardasil vaccine.  Within eleven days her symptoms included "Aggression, Arthralgia, Complex partial seizures, Confusional state, Convulsion, Crying, Dizziness, Epilepsy, Fatigue, Feeling abnormal, Grand mal convulsion, Immediate post-injection reaction, Irritability, Myalgia, Nausea, Pain, Postictal state, Somnolence, Syncope, Tremor, and Unresponsive to stimuli." 

The FDA VAERS reports show that since last June, 235 cases detailed permanent disability.  There were also 29 new cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and 147 cases of "spontaneous abortions," or miscarriages, when the vaccine was given to pregnant women. 

Moreover, 62 girls developed warts after receiving the vaccine.  This development is of particular concern, says Judicial Watch, because Gardasil, which is designed to prevent two strains of genital warts, is not supposed to react with other HPV strains.  However, not only did previously healthy women experience genital warts after the vaccination, but 21 girls developed warts on other areas, most commonly the face, hands and feet, and in one case, "all over her body." 

"The FDA is supposed to be a guardian of public health, and yet the agency continues to turn a blind eye to what seems to be an extremely serious public health problem.  The public relations push for Gardasil by Merck, politicians and public health officials needs to pause so that these adverse reactions can be further studied," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.  "The already serious problems associated with Gardasil seem to be getting worse.  No one should require this vaccine for young children."

These reports can be read in full at http://www.judicialwatch.org/.

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