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Some women concluding HPV vaccine not worth risk

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02/01/2009- The highly publicized Gardasil vaccine has become the subject of debate during the past year, leading some young women to conclude that taking the vaccine isn’t worth the risk.

The vaccine, used to prevent young women from getting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) — commonly referred to as genital warts — came under fire shortly after it became accepted practice for females between the ages of 9 and 26 to get the series of shots. HPV is a major cause of cervical cancer in the United States.

“We have had a lot of patients who are interested in the vaccine and who have been vaccinated,” said Dr. Emily McDaniel, with Phillips & Coker OB-GYN LLC, who is a member of the medical staff at Carolinas Hospital System.

The vaccine protects against four types of the virus, McDaniel said.

“It is given in a series of three injections, and it helps women to keep from contracting the virus through sexual contact,” she said.

The Food and Drug Administration, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducted a study of the safety of the vaccine after reports of sudden deaths and the development of a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle weakness, known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome, began to surface.

“They have not seen a significant difference in the normal rate of GBS than there is in the normal population,” McDaniel said.

According to the findings of the report, there were 9,749 reports of adverse events following the Gardasil vaccination as of June 30.

“Of these, 94 percent were classified as reports of non-serious events, and 6 percent as serious events,” the report said.

Twenty deaths had been reported as of June 30, but research showed no common pattern to the deaths that would suggest they were caused by the vaccine.

“There has been a lot of media attention lately (on this),” McDaniel said. “The CDC has just published a report. They had done surveillance over the last two years and there have been about 20 million doses of Gardasil given. Of those 20 million doses, there have been only 27 deaths.”

McDaniel said there has been no specific link between the vaccine and death.

“The media has sort of put that information out there and that is why the CDC has come out with a statement reviewing their data,”she said.

McDaniel said the vaccine is considered by the majority of doctors to be safe.

“We consider it very, very, very safe,” she said. “There are some of what’s considered non-serious complications, like redness at the injection site, fever, things like that.”

The CDC said it found no common pattern to the deaths to lead them to think the deaths were related in any way to the vaccine, McDaniel said.

“As a female, you are responsible for your health and about 80 percent of women will, at some point in their life, will contract HPV,” she said. “Eventually, that could lead to cancer, so the vaccine is a wonderful development. Patients with questions about the vaccine should talk to their doctors about it to get the facts.”

If you or a loved one have experienced serious side effects as a result of the Gardasil HPV vaccination such as blood clots, paralysis, seizures, or other Gardasil side effects, you may be entitled to compensation. Pregnant women who suffered a miscarriage or fetal abnormalities following the administration of Gardasil, should contact one of our Gardasil side effect lawyers in order to protect your rights. For more information about a potential Gardasil lawsuit, or Gardasil side effects, fill out our free case evaluation form or call the toll-free number listed below today.