My apologies, I didn't realise that you had to be logged in to read it. Let me quote it for you:
"HPV Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective, Despite Reports of Adverse Events"
Zosia Chustecka
"Editor's note: This article replaces "HPV Vaccine Adverse Events Worrisome Says Key Investigator," which was posted on July 26, 2008, and was removed after editorial review."
August 8, 2008 — Reports of adverse events after administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil, Merck) have been making headlines, and questions over the safety of the vaccine have been raised by consumers, parents, healthcare professionals, and others, notes a recent joint statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But having analyzed the available data, the agencies offer reassurance.
...""There is a great deal of hype, lack of understanding, fear-mongering, and totally unrelated agendas surrounding this issue. It is distressing that these reports have absolutely nothing to do with objective science, and objective science is the process through which we should and must make our decisions related to the public welfare," said Maurie Markman, MD, professor of gynecologic medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, who acts as an advisor to Medscape Oncology."
""In any large population, there are going to be events such as death and paralysis, and it is understandable from human point of view that when tragedy strikes, people will look around for an explanation as to why it may have happened. But the fact that an event happened after vaccination does not mean that it happened because of the vaccination," Dr. Markman emphasized."
However, Diane Harper, MD, professor of community and family medicine/obstetrics and gynecology at Dartmouth Medical School, in Hanover,New Hampshire, and director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, is more circumspect. Dr. Harper, who was involved in clinical trials with both HPV vaccines, commented during an interview, "Serious adverse events reported do happen, but in small numbers of women being vaccinated, and some of these events may be so rare that they will never be directly linked to the vaccine."
... "Dr. Harper notes that she has received money from both Merck and GlaxoSmithKline for consultation about and conducting clinical trials on the HPV vaccines. "This is a good vaccine and it is generally safe," she said
(Read that last line there over.)
..."She continued, "Whether or not to get vaccinated with Gardasil is a personal choice by each girl/woman and/or her parents." Each individual must weigh her family health history and whether it may put her at any possible risk for an adverse event that Gardasil might trigger (not even necessarily cause). As examples, Dr. Harper mentioned family history of motor neuron disease or autoimmune diseases, which could affect how the person reacts to the vaccine. She illustrated this point by saying: "Salt does not usually kill anybody, but for a person with congestive heart failure, it could lead to fatal pulmonary edema, so you could say that salt caused their death, as it was the last straw that broke the camel's back." "
There is a lot more in the article, that I have not copy and pasted. If you want to read it in full. registration is free at Medscape and allows access to a TON of good information (as well as giving you contact names if you disagree with what they said, and want to start a letter-writing campaign).
I'm smart enough to read stuff posted on a website generally aimed at medical professionals, and was smart enough to figure out that registration was free (and I have never received spam or a virus from it, either) and necessary.
I try not to tell lies, unlike those who have a vested interest (derive their incomes from) lying to parents about vaccine safety, and endangering children.
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My apologies, I didn't realise that you had to be logged in to read it. Let me quote it for you:
"HPV Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective, Despite Reports of Adverse Events"
Zosia Chustecka
"Editor's note: This article replaces "HPV Vaccine Adverse Events Worrisome Says Key Investigator," which was posted on July 26, 2008, and was removed after editorial review."
August 8, 2008 — Reports of adverse events after administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil, Merck) have been making headlines, and questions over the safety of the vaccine have been raised by consumers, parents, healthcare professionals, and others, notes a recent joint statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But having analyzed the available data, the agencies offer reassurance.
...""There is a great deal of hype, lack of understanding, fear-mongering, and totally unrelated agendas surrounding this issue. It is distressing that these reports have absolutely nothing to do with objective science, and objective science is the process through which we should and must make our decisions related to the public welfare," said Maurie Markman, MD, professor of gynecologic medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, who acts as an advisor to Medscape Oncology."
""In any large population, there are going to be events such as death and paralysis, and it is understandable from human point of view that when tragedy strikes, people will look around for an explanation as to why it may have happened. But the fact that an event happened after vaccination does not mean that it happened because of the vaccination," Dr. Markman emphasized."
However, Diane Harper, MD, professor of community and family medicine/obstetrics and gynecology at Dartmouth Medical School, in Hanover,New Hampshire, and director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, is more circumspect. Dr. Harper, who was involved in clinical trials with both HPV vaccines, commented during an interview, "Serious adverse events reported do happen, but in small numbers of women being vaccinated, and some of these events may be so rare that they will never be directly linked to the vaccine."
... "Dr. Harper notes that she has received money from both Merck and GlaxoSmithKline for consultation about and conducting clinical trials on the HPV vaccines. "This is a good vaccine and it is generally safe," she said
(Read that last line there over.)
..."She continued, "Whether or not to get vaccinated with Gardasil is a personal choice by each girl/woman and/or her parents." Each individual must weigh her family health history and whether it may put her at any possible risk for an adverse event that Gardasil might trigger (not even necessarily cause). As examples, Dr. Harper mentioned family history of motor neuron disease or autoimmune diseases, which could affect how the person reacts to the vaccine. She illustrated this point by saying: "Salt does not usually kill anybody, but for a person with congestive heart failure, it could lead to fatal pulmonary edema, so you could say that salt caused their death, as it was the last straw that broke the camel's back." "
There is a lot more in the article, that I have not copy and pasted. If you want to read it in full. registration is free at Medscape and allows access to a TON of good information (as well as giving you contact names if you disagree with what they said, and want to start a letter-writing campaign).
I'm smart enough to read stuff posted on a website generally aimed at medical professionals, and was smart enough to figure out that registration was free (and I have never received spam or a virus from it, either) and necessary.
I try not to tell lies, unlike those who have a vested interest (derive their incomes from) lying to parents about vaccine safety, and endangering children.
April 20, 2010 - 8:17pmThis Comment
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