November 29, 2010. North Hollywood, CA. In February of 2010, an article appeared in J Epidemiol Community Health titled: “Assessing the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to prevent cervical cancer: perspectives from Germany” blatantly refers to converting cervical cancer from a oncological disease into an infectious disease. The article was written by Professor Martina Doren, with the Clinical Research Center of Women’s Health at Charite´-Universita¨tsmedizin in Berlin.
“For approximately 2 years now, cervical cancer has been “converted” from an oncological disease to an infectious disease, which is said to be preventable by and large by two vaccines licensed in many countries. However, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines differ from existing others, as the former target a condition which only in a minute fraction of infections will lead to serious consequences, but after a long(er) latency period. Furthermore, it should be kept in mind that in clinical trials, the quadrivalent vaccine was tested in fewer than 1200 girls 16 years and younger.”
Sane Vax Inc., wants to know the science behind the conversion.
In all her candor Professor Doren cited data as to what fraction of cervical intraepithelial lesions (CIN) grade 2 or worse and cancer incidence, respectively, are indeed prevented in young girls not infected with any HPV type prior immunisation for periods beyond two years.
“In spring 2006, an analysis of vaccine efficacy against CIN 2+ due to any HPV type among subgroup of girls/women (per protocol population) for all four vaccine-relevant HPV types showed an observed reduction of (only) 16.9% regarding these lesions3 (for a discussion of published efficacy data in Germany, see also Gerhardus et al).” 4
Dr. Doren continues with a concern the SaneVax Team has…that even though human papillomavirus passes through 90% of women’s in a two year time period, the HPV vaccines may be marketed as an ill-founded “magic bullet” just as HRT was pushed on unsuspecting, ill-informed menopausal women.
“Thus, the efficacy of the licensed vaccines to prevent cervical cancer is unknown; in other words, it is unknown whether vaccinations are indeed a “magic bullet,” a term also used recently to re-evaluate menopausal hormone therapy, the benefits of which were not “magic” after all. Perhaps the magic of female nature in this case is that most infections (approximately 90%) are dealt with very effectively and permanently in immunocompetent (young) women. Therefore, girls/women with HPV infections are highly unlikely to develop invasive cervical cancer. This is crucial risk information not transported affirmatively by various parties actively promoting HPV vaccination.6”
In her closing statement, Dr. Doren states: “Thus, we are not able to appraise the contribution of HPV vaccines to decrease the burden of cervical cancer today in Germany.”
Compare Dr. Doren’s timely remarks and concerns to a statement made by Professor Raina MacIntyre, in a November 15, 2005 article titled: Dr. Ian Frazer’s excellent adventure
"As to parental acceptance of vaccinating children against what is essentially a sexually transmitted infection, a lot will depend on how the vaccine is marketed. If it is marketed as a cancer preventing vaccine, there won’t be as much resistance."
So, if parents are wary of vaccinating their children against sexually transmitted infection – and if Cervarix and Gardasil are marketed as “cancer preventing vaccines,” then, acceptance and uptake numbers might become more impressive. It appears to the SaneVax Team the magic bullet in this case is the conversion of cervical cancer into a sexually transmitted disease. It provided the perfect marketing strategy.
Too bad the science evidence does not back up the conversion.
Obviously, the public is seeing through the “magic bullet” concept. On November 23, 2010, the American Medical News released an article with reference to the University of Maryland study recommending that ‘counseling’ helps women start and complete the HPV regimen. According to data released from the University of Maryland Medical Center, only 30% who begin the three-dose HPV vaccine series actually complete it. Between August 2006 and August 2010, 9,658 outpatient females ages 9 to 26 were surveyed. The data showed that only 27.3% of the women received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine.
“Of those individuals, 39.1% got only a single dose and 30.1% received two doses. The remaining 30.8% completed the three-dose series.
The SaneVax Team objects to additional pressure placed on adolescents for administration of a potentially dangerous vaccine whose safety and efficacy has not been established outside of a clinical trial on ‘healthy adolescent girls,” for strains of a virus not yet proven to cause cervical cancer.
Globally, researchers, doctors, educators, politicians and the public have seen through the HPV magic bullet marketing campaign. It is time for the pharmaceutical companies and the government to acknowledge the flaws in the scientific development of these vaccines and remove them from the market until their safety and efficacy has been proven and a causal relationship between HPV and cervical cancer has been firmly established.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
SaneVax Team asks Senator Grassley to expand ethics investigation
22 October 2010, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa launched an ethics investigation into allegations of National Cancer Institute employees extensive travel with the expenses for multiple international trips being donated by private corporations. The SaneVax Team sent the following letter to Senator Grassley to express our support for his efforts to demand ethical conduct within government agencies:
Dear Senator Grassley:
The SaneVax Team read your October 22, 2010 letter to Dr. Harold E. Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), with great interest. We would like to congratulate you on your efforts to examine the ethical questions raised by NCI employees accepting extensive travel sponsored by private companies. NCI is the nation’s top institute in cancer science. Publications and opinions from its intramural scientists have great impact on national health care policies affecting American consumers. Because their influence carries so much weight in the medical community, their reputation should be beyond reproach. We appreciate your office initiating this investigation into the ethics of those NCI employees who are apparently accepting excessive travel funds from private companies.
Along the same line, the SaneVax Team would like to bring to your attention another even more disturbing issue involving two senior NCI scientists who knowingly promote an unreliable human papillomavirus (HPV) test for patient care, and the development and monitoring of genotype-specific HPV vaccines in promoting a virology-based business agenda.
In a recently published financial disclosure[1] Dr. Mark Schiffman, a NCI senior investigator, stated that he “works with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He is the medical monitor of the independent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine trial of Cervarix being conducted by the NCI, for which he does not receive compensation. GlaxoSmithKline pays costs related to regulatory use of the data. He also works on the development of HPV tests for low-resource public health settings and is collaborating with Qiagen on this effort. Qiagen is providing free test supplies for this research effort but has no role in the evaluation of performance.”
In this disclosure, Dr. Schiffman did not mention that a similar Qiagen test has also been used in the U.S. as the only FDA-approved HPV test for American women for the past 20 years. Digene Corporation with its HC2 HPV test kit was sold to Qiagen, a Dutch company for $1.6 billion in 2007[2], with a 5-times value appreciation over less than 5 years.
During the past 20 years, Dr. Mark Schiffman and Dr. Philip Castle, the two senior NCI officials promoting the virology-based agenda, have co-authored numerous articles with Dr. A. Lorincz, the chief scientist employed by Digene Corporation[3] as scientific literature endorsing the Digene HC2 test. A PubMed search revealed that Dr. Schiffman and Dr. Lorincz coauthored 34 such articles from 1988 to 2005[4], and that Dr. Castle and Dr. Lorincz coauthored 15 similar articles from 2001 to 2007[5]. The NCI endorsement has undoubtedly boosted the sales value of Digene Corporation.
However, the Digene HC2 HPV test is not a reliable HPV genotyping test, as well known in the NCI. A public document titled “HPV genotyping”, identified as Solicitation Number: NCI-100143-MM, https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form id=da396b97ad6eb7ec4f7d511f85d9e325&tab=core&_cview=0, reveals the NCI acknowledges that a reliable genotyping of HPV is a method based on “PCR system with short target sequences,” a methodology the NCI and the FDA do not encourage companies to develop in this country. They prefer to pay $13.5 million to contract a foreign laboratory to test 230 biopsy samples, an exorbitant amount of our tax money for a small number of tests.
The obvious conclusion is that these two NCI scientists have been promoting a test kit which the NCI knows is not as reliable as “a PCR system with short target sequences” for patient care. The NCI scientists responsible for the HPV project have apparently maintained a double standard, a reliable HPV test for good science and another unreliable HPV test for patient care. The unreliable Digene HC2 HPV test has sent numerous American women to harmful cervical biopsies, 95% of which are unnecessary, at a great cost to individuals and society.[6]
We believe that the NCI-promoted virology-based program, which depends on massive HPV vaccination of young American girls, HPV screening and colposcopic biopsies, to replace the traditional Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer prevention[7] is highly speculative for the following reasons:
The currently marketed HPV vaccines lack proven efficacy in cervical cancer prevention and are associated with potentially serious side effects.
They can only protect against a fraction of high-risk HPV genotypes, provided there is no prior vaccine-related HPV infection.
Cervical cancer is not a contagious disease.
There is no epidemic of cervical cancer in the United States.
The perceived cervical cancer crisis in the United States is obviously man-made news.
Cervical cancer can be prevented with good gynecological care. This is a proven fact.
Progression from persistent HPV infection to cervical cancer is a complicated pathological process which is not well understood, even among scientists.
Clinical trials for efficacy of HPV vaccines used the wrong endpoint to prove their value to medical consumers.
Reliable HPV genotyping methods were not used in the development of HPV vaccines.
Reliable HPV genotyping methods are not currently available to American medical practitioners, or consumers for post-marketing monitoring.
At least two National Cancer Institute employees have co-authored promotional articles with a senior employee of a private company to promote an unproven virology-based cervical cancer prevention program to the American public while knowing the device being promoted is unreliable.
The NCI virology-based program is apparently being advanced by individuals with a personal agenda, rather than any interest in national health.
Therefore, the SaneVax Team believes medically and scientifically the currently marketed HPV vaccines’ benefits do not justify the costs and the potential side effects for medical consumers in the United States.
The SaneVax Team has expressed our concerns to the FDA Commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg and the NCI director, Dr. Harold Varmus, respectively [see attached letters in references #8 and #9]. We have not received a response from either of these two government agencies.
We respectfully request that the ethics investigation of your Senate Committee extend to examine the appropriateness of the two senior NCI officials named above and their efforts to promote an HPV test kit the NCI knows to be not a reliable genotyping method and the circumstances surrounding the FDA approval of two currently approved HPV vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix.
I am looking forward to receiving your response to this request on behalf of American medical consumers.
Yours respectfully,
Norma Erickson, President
S.A.N.E. Vax, Inc.
154 Cecil Drive
Troy MT 59935
Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors, S.A.N.E. Vax, Inc.
Leslie Carol Botha, Vice President of Public Relations
Janny Stokvis, Vice President of Research
Rosemary Mathis, Vice President, Victim Support
Freda Birrell, Secretary
Linda Thompson, Treasurer
References:
1.Schiffman M, Wentzensen N. From human papillomavirus to cervical cancer. In Reply to a Letter to the Editor. Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:1221-2.
2.Qiagen bought Digene-SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) News attached.
3.Lorincz and Digene-News report attached.
4.Lorincz Schiffman coauthored, attached PubMed search.
5.Lorincz Castle coauthored, attached PubMed Search.
6.Stout NK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Ortendahl JD, Goldie SJ. Trade-offs in cervical cancer prevention: balancing benefits and risks. Arch Intern Med 2008;168:1881-9.
7.Schiffman M, Wentzensen N. From human papillomavirus to cervical cancer. Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:177-85.
8.Sane Vax Inc. Letter requests FDA Commissioner to rescind Gardasil.
9.Sane Vax Inc. Letter urges NCI and FDA to establish reliable HPV genotyping for better patient care.
(Note: original attachments available on request. Please email admin@sanevax.org to obtain copies.)
Visit the SANEVAX site at http://sanevax.org/ and read the entire letter at http://sanevax.org/blog/?p=1227,
Dear Senator Grassley:
The SaneVax Team read your October 22, 2010 letter to Dr. Harold E. Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), with great interest. We would like to congratulate you on your efforts to examine the ethical questions raised by NCI employees accepting extensive travel sponsored by private companies. NCI is the nation’s top institute in cancer science. Publications and opinions from its intramural scientists have great impact on national health care policies affecting American consumers. Because their influence carries so much weight in the medical community, their reputation should be beyond reproach. We appreciate your office initiating this investigation into the ethics of those NCI employees who are apparently accepting excessive travel funds from private companies.
Along the same line, the SaneVax Team would like to bring to your attention another even more disturbing issue involving two senior NCI scientists who knowingly promote an unreliable human papillomavirus (HPV) test for patient care, and the development and monitoring of genotype-specific HPV vaccines in promoting a virology-based business agenda.
In a recently published financial disclosure[1] Dr. Mark Schiffman, a NCI senior investigator, stated that he “works with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He is the medical monitor of the independent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine trial of Cervarix being conducted by the NCI, for which he does not receive compensation. GlaxoSmithKline pays costs related to regulatory use of the data. He also works on the development of HPV tests for low-resource public health settings and is collaborating with Qiagen on this effort. Qiagen is providing free test supplies for this research effort but has no role in the evaluation of performance.”
In this disclosure, Dr. Schiffman did not mention that a similar Qiagen test has also been used in the U.S. as the only FDA-approved HPV test for American women for the past 20 years. Digene Corporation with its HC2 HPV test kit was sold to Qiagen, a Dutch company for $1.6 billion in 2007[2], with a 5-times value appreciation over less than 5 years.
During the past 20 years, Dr. Mark Schiffman and Dr. Philip Castle, the two senior NCI officials promoting the virology-based agenda, have co-authored numerous articles with Dr. A. Lorincz, the chief scientist employed by Digene Corporation[3] as scientific literature endorsing the Digene HC2 test. A PubMed search revealed that Dr. Schiffman and Dr. Lorincz coauthored 34 such articles from 1988 to 2005[4], and that Dr. Castle and Dr. Lorincz coauthored 15 similar articles from 2001 to 2007[5]. The NCI endorsement has undoubtedly boosted the sales value of Digene Corporation.
However, the Digene HC2 HPV test is not a reliable HPV genotyping test, as well known in the NCI. A public document titled “HPV genotyping”, identified as Solicitation Number: NCI-100143-MM, https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form id=da396b97ad6eb7ec4f7d511f85d9e325&tab=core&_cview=0, reveals the NCI acknowledges that a reliable genotyping of HPV is a method based on “PCR system with short target sequences,” a methodology the NCI and the FDA do not encourage companies to develop in this country. They prefer to pay $13.5 million to contract a foreign laboratory to test 230 biopsy samples, an exorbitant amount of our tax money for a small number of tests.
The obvious conclusion is that these two NCI scientists have been promoting a test kit which the NCI knows is not as reliable as “a PCR system with short target sequences” for patient care. The NCI scientists responsible for the HPV project have apparently maintained a double standard, a reliable HPV test for good science and another unreliable HPV test for patient care. The unreliable Digene HC2 HPV test has sent numerous American women to harmful cervical biopsies, 95% of which are unnecessary, at a great cost to individuals and society.[6]
We believe that the NCI-promoted virology-based program, which depends on massive HPV vaccination of young American girls, HPV screening and colposcopic biopsies, to replace the traditional Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer prevention[7] is highly speculative for the following reasons:
The currently marketed HPV vaccines lack proven efficacy in cervical cancer prevention and are associated with potentially serious side effects.
They can only protect against a fraction of high-risk HPV genotypes, provided there is no prior vaccine-related HPV infection.
Cervical cancer is not a contagious disease.
There is no epidemic of cervical cancer in the United States.
The perceived cervical cancer crisis in the United States is obviously man-made news.
Cervical cancer can be prevented with good gynecological care. This is a proven fact.
Progression from persistent HPV infection to cervical cancer is a complicated pathological process which is not well understood, even among scientists.
Clinical trials for efficacy of HPV vaccines used the wrong endpoint to prove their value to medical consumers.
Reliable HPV genotyping methods were not used in the development of HPV vaccines.
Reliable HPV genotyping methods are not currently available to American medical practitioners, or consumers for post-marketing monitoring.
At least two National Cancer Institute employees have co-authored promotional articles with a senior employee of a private company to promote an unproven virology-based cervical cancer prevention program to the American public while knowing the device being promoted is unreliable.
The NCI virology-based program is apparently being advanced by individuals with a personal agenda, rather than any interest in national health.
Therefore, the SaneVax Team believes medically and scientifically the currently marketed HPV vaccines’ benefits do not justify the costs and the potential side effects for medical consumers in the United States.
The SaneVax Team has expressed our concerns to the FDA Commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg and the NCI director, Dr. Harold Varmus, respectively [see attached letters in references #8 and #9]. We have not received a response from either of these two government agencies.
We respectfully request that the ethics investigation of your Senate Committee extend to examine the appropriateness of the two senior NCI officials named above and their efforts to promote an HPV test kit the NCI knows to be not a reliable genotyping method and the circumstances surrounding the FDA approval of two currently approved HPV vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix.
I am looking forward to receiving your response to this request on behalf of American medical consumers.
Yours respectfully,
Norma Erickson, President
S.A.N.E. Vax, Inc.
154 Cecil Drive
Troy MT 59935
Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors, S.A.N.E. Vax, Inc.
Leslie Carol Botha, Vice President of Public Relations
Janny Stokvis, Vice President of Research
Rosemary Mathis, Vice President, Victim Support
Freda Birrell, Secretary
Linda Thompson, Treasurer
References:
1.Schiffman M, Wentzensen N. From human papillomavirus to cervical cancer. In Reply to a Letter to the Editor. Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:1221-2.
2.Qiagen bought Digene-SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) News attached.
3.Lorincz and Digene-News report attached.
4.Lorincz Schiffman coauthored, attached PubMed search.
5.Lorincz Castle coauthored, attached PubMed Search.
6.Stout NK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Ortendahl JD, Goldie SJ. Trade-offs in cervical cancer prevention: balancing benefits and risks. Arch Intern Med 2008;168:1881-9.
7.Schiffman M, Wentzensen N. From human papillomavirus to cervical cancer. Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:177-85.
8.Sane Vax Inc. Letter requests FDA Commissioner to rescind Gardasil.
9.Sane Vax Inc. Letter urges NCI and FDA to establish reliable HPV genotyping for better patient care.
(Note: original attachments available on request. Please email admin@sanevax.org to obtain copies.)
Visit the SANEVAX site at http://sanevax.org/ and read the entire letter at http://sanevax.org/blog/?p=1227,
Friday, November 26, 2010
Vaccine Awareness Group Sponsors Special Performance of ‘The Nutcracker’
By: Norma Erickson
25 November 2010
Virginia Young’s family has experienced more than 30 adverse reactions to various vaccines. At one point in time, these reactions were so pervasive they began to wonder whether their home was a toxic environment and responsible for all of the illnesses they were experiencing.
It was not until one of these reactions happened immediately upon vaccination they put two and two together. Virginia, who has a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science and a Master’s in Kinesiology, and her husband, Clayton, a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, began to really examine their history. They discovered almost every adverse event they had experienced coincided with a vaccination. They continued to research and discovered they were far from being alone in the vaccine-injury department. Many others had made excuses for the new medical conditions that appeared shortly after vaccinations. Many others wondered why they were suddenly not feeling normal after vaccinations.
In response to their discoveries, this family has made it a tradition to ‘dance for those who can’t’ in a local production of The Nutcracker each holiday season. 2010 marks the 24th anniversary for the Woodlands Dance Company’s performances. This year will be the 9th year that Virginia and her family have sponsored and/or danced in The Nutcracker as their personal tribute to vaccine-victims around the world.
Performances will be held in the Nancy Bock Auditorium in Woodlands Texas, on December 4th and 5th. Shows begin at 2:00 and 6:30 p.m. with proceeds being donated to charity.
Each photograph that decorates the Christmas tree is the victim of an adverse event following vaccination. This year, many of the victims represent injuries or fatalities that occurred after vaccination with Gardasil. If you live in the Houston area, make one of these performances of ‘The Nutcracker’ part of your holiday activities. You will not regret it.
(Note from SaneVax: If you have experienced an adverse reaction after vaccination and would like your story told please contact us at admin@sanevax.org. We will be happy to help get your story out. Vaccine injuries will not stop until we find out why they happen. This will not be done until medical consumers demand it. Medical consumers need to be made aware of the true nature of vaccine injuries and their cost to families and society.)
25 November 2010
Virginia Young’s family has experienced more than 30 adverse reactions to various vaccines. At one point in time, these reactions were so pervasive they began to wonder whether their home was a toxic environment and responsible for all of the illnesses they were experiencing.
It was not until one of these reactions happened immediately upon vaccination they put two and two together. Virginia, who has a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science and a Master’s in Kinesiology, and her husband, Clayton, a medical doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, began to really examine their history. They discovered almost every adverse event they had experienced coincided with a vaccination. They continued to research and discovered they were far from being alone in the vaccine-injury department. Many others had made excuses for the new medical conditions that appeared shortly after vaccinations. Many others wondered why they were suddenly not feeling normal after vaccinations.
In response to their discoveries, this family has made it a tradition to ‘dance for those who can’t’ in a local production of The Nutcracker each holiday season. 2010 marks the 24th anniversary for the Woodlands Dance Company’s performances. This year will be the 9th year that Virginia and her family have sponsored and/or danced in The Nutcracker as their personal tribute to vaccine-victims around the world.
Performances will be held in the Nancy Bock Auditorium in Woodlands Texas, on December 4th and 5th. Shows begin at 2:00 and 6:30 p.m. with proceeds being donated to charity.
Each photograph that decorates the Christmas tree is the victim of an adverse event following vaccination. This year, many of the victims represent injuries or fatalities that occurred after vaccination with Gardasil. If you live in the Houston area, make one of these performances of ‘The Nutcracker’ part of your holiday activities. You will not regret it.
(Note from SaneVax: If you have experienced an adverse reaction after vaccination and would like your story told please contact us at admin@sanevax.org. We will be happy to help get your story out. Vaccine injuries will not stop until we find out why they happen. This will not be done until medical consumers demand it. Medical consumers need to be made aware of the true nature of vaccine injuries and their cost to families and society.)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
What is Wrong with the Gardasil Girls? Bridget's Story - SANE VAX Victim of the Week Series
One frequently experiences a single event that alters their life forever. When this family consented to Gardasil vaccination, they believed they were eliminating the worry of contracting cervical cancer. They got more than they bargained for.
Nov 24, 2010 – Bridget was always a healthy, happy child. She, like most 17 year old girls, had dreams. She was active in sports and loved participating, but being surrounded by children was where she was truly in her element. Her affinity for children was unquestionable. She knew what she was going to do with her life. She would become an elementary school teacher. The responsibility of molding young inquisitive minds was not frightening to her; she looked forward to accepting the challenge.
23 January 2007, Bridget had her first injection of Gardasil together with Hep A and Menactra. On the 4th of April, she got the second Gardasil injection. Then, in July, just a couple of weeks before Bridget was scheduled to get her final Gardasil shot, she contracted pneumonia. The situation became serious enough to rush her to the emergency room.
Bridget became so ill it took oxygen tanks to keep her alive. Her mother thought she was going to lose her. Luckily, this was not the case. Bridget recovered. By the 25th of July, she was well enough to keep her appointment for the third and final Gardasil injection. At this point, her mom thought it might be a good idea to postpone the third injection until Bridget was completely recovered.
When her mom expressed her concern to the doctor, she was assured it would be no problem. Bridget took the final Gardasil injection along with another Hep A shot. Shortly after, Bridget began to exhibit a host of symptoms.
Over a period of time, Bridget began to lose her hair, experience chronic sinus infections, migraines, dizziness and brain fog. She started experiencing unusual weight gain, episodes of dyslexia and severe PMS. By November, she began experiencing menstrual problems. Mysterious symptoms continued to appear.
In December 2008, Bridget was again admitted to the emergency room; this time with vomiting and diarrhea so severe she had become dehydrated. August 2009, Bridget had another trip to the emergency room with the same problem.
By January 2009, it was apparent that something was seriously wrong. Bridget’s family got no answers from the medical community. No one seemed to know what was causing Bridget’s mysterious ailments.
Desperate for answers, Mom turned to the internet to research possibilities. She searched for the symptoms Bridget had been experiencing. Imagine her surprise when most of Bridget’s symptoms appeared on sites discussing menopause. How could this be? Her daughter was only 19! Surely she could not be experiencing menopause!
Hours upon hours of more research, and Bridget’s mom stumbled across a site where people were discussing adverse reactions after Gardasil vaccinations. As she read the horror stories of sudden deaths, seizures and paralysis, she was appalled. Surely, it was not possible that her daughter’s symptoms were linked to a vaccine.
More research, hours and hours of questioning and searching. Bridget and her mother now feel they have the answer. They believe Gardasil has robbed them both of what should have been some of Bridget’s best years—her college life.
In spite of their belief, they still feel like they are among the lucky ones. Bridget was recently told by her physician that she is currently unable to have children (post-menopausal). She has been put on progesterone therapy. But, Bridget is alive; she is able to function. Her life is far from normal, but she still looks forward to the future.
Bridget, despite her medical difficulties has made it to her last semester in college. All of her coursework is complete. She is now a full-time student teacher, working with second grade children. She is still living her dream, in spite of the fact she still has to contend with one ‘mysterious’ ailment after another. Bridget does not know if she will ever be able to have children of her own, but she refuses to allow herself to become ‘one less.’
Go to http://sanevax.org/victims/gardasil-silgard-usa.shtml to read this story and many more.
Please visit our site at http://sanevax.org/.
If you have suffered an adverse event after vaccination and would like your story told, please contact a SANE VAX, INC representative at info@sanevax.org.
# # #
THE SANE VAX MISSION is to promote Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines and vaccination practices through education and information. We believe in science-based medicine.
Nov 24, 2010 – Bridget was always a healthy, happy child. She, like most 17 year old girls, had dreams. She was active in sports and loved participating, but being surrounded by children was where she was truly in her element. Her affinity for children was unquestionable. She knew what she was going to do with her life. She would become an elementary school teacher. The responsibility of molding young inquisitive minds was not frightening to her; she looked forward to accepting the challenge.
23 January 2007, Bridget had her first injection of Gardasil together with Hep A and Menactra. On the 4th of April, she got the second Gardasil injection. Then, in July, just a couple of weeks before Bridget was scheduled to get her final Gardasil shot, she contracted pneumonia. The situation became serious enough to rush her to the emergency room.
Bridget became so ill it took oxygen tanks to keep her alive. Her mother thought she was going to lose her. Luckily, this was not the case. Bridget recovered. By the 25th of July, she was well enough to keep her appointment for the third and final Gardasil injection. At this point, her mom thought it might be a good idea to postpone the third injection until Bridget was completely recovered.
When her mom expressed her concern to the doctor, she was assured it would be no problem. Bridget took the final Gardasil injection along with another Hep A shot. Shortly after, Bridget began to exhibit a host of symptoms.
Over a period of time, Bridget began to lose her hair, experience chronic sinus infections, migraines, dizziness and brain fog. She started experiencing unusual weight gain, episodes of dyslexia and severe PMS. By November, she began experiencing menstrual problems. Mysterious symptoms continued to appear.
In December 2008, Bridget was again admitted to the emergency room; this time with vomiting and diarrhea so severe she had become dehydrated. August 2009, Bridget had another trip to the emergency room with the same problem.
By January 2009, it was apparent that something was seriously wrong. Bridget’s family got no answers from the medical community. No one seemed to know what was causing Bridget’s mysterious ailments.
Desperate for answers, Mom turned to the internet to research possibilities. She searched for the symptoms Bridget had been experiencing. Imagine her surprise when most of Bridget’s symptoms appeared on sites discussing menopause. How could this be? Her daughter was only 19! Surely she could not be experiencing menopause!
Hours upon hours of more research, and Bridget’s mom stumbled across a site where people were discussing adverse reactions after Gardasil vaccinations. As she read the horror stories of sudden deaths, seizures and paralysis, she was appalled. Surely, it was not possible that her daughter’s symptoms were linked to a vaccine.
More research, hours and hours of questioning and searching. Bridget and her mother now feel they have the answer. They believe Gardasil has robbed them both of what should have been some of Bridget’s best years—her college life.
In spite of their belief, they still feel like they are among the lucky ones. Bridget was recently told by her physician that she is currently unable to have children (post-menopausal). She has been put on progesterone therapy. But, Bridget is alive; she is able to function. Her life is far from normal, but she still looks forward to the future.
Bridget, despite her medical difficulties has made it to her last semester in college. All of her coursework is complete. She is now a full-time student teacher, working with second grade children. She is still living her dream, in spite of the fact she still has to contend with one ‘mysterious’ ailment after another. Bridget does not know if she will ever be able to have children of her own, but she refuses to allow herself to become ‘one less.’
Go to http://sanevax.org/victims/gardasil-silgard-usa.shtml to read this story and many more.
Please visit our site at http://sanevax.org/.
If you have suffered an adverse event after vaccination and would like your story told, please contact a SANE VAX, INC representative at info@sanevax.org.
# # #
THE SANE VAX MISSION is to promote Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines and vaccination practices through education and information. We believe in science-based medicine.
Friday, November 19, 2010
SaneVax Reports on Another Gardasil Injury: 13 Year Old Zeda's Story
"Today, Zeda still breathes through her trach and eats with a tube. She lives her life in a hospital bed in our living room, mostly non-responsive, with round the clock care and daily nursing visits."
Nov 16, 2010 – Amy Castelbery Pingle, Indiana: When one thinks of vaccine injuries, they normally think of the person who received the vaccine. This is not the whold story. Vaccine injuries impact family, friends, and everyone around the person sho actually got the shot. Consider this story of a single mother with four children, one of whom was completely disabled after receiving Gardasil. This mother watched her daughter change from the girl in the first photo, to the girl in the second and worse. Please take time to read the story in her own words.
I am a single mother of four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. We live in Lake Station, Indiana. Before my oldest daughter Zeda got sick, we had a normal life. I worked a full-time job. 13 year old Zeda was a cheerleader and straight A student. She was also a big help to me with my other children.
I have always done my best to keep my kids healthy. I had them get their wellness check-ups and they always got whatever vaccines the doctor suggested. All my kids were completely healthy, other than the simple colds here and there. Completely healthy, that is, until it was time for Zeda's well visit on November 5th, 2008. And then her life, as she knew it, completely changed along with the rest of our family.
Zeda’s pediatrician suggested the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) or, as I know it now, the Gardasil vaccine. I thought “OK, this is what I am supposed to do to keep her healthy.” My doctor said to do it and so we did it. I knew absolutely nothing about the vaccine, other than it was for girls her age. I was not told of any side effects, other than the potential for soreness around the injection site.
A week after Zeda got the shot, she started to complain here and there, of a headache and of feeling sick to her stomach. Perhaps like some of your own daughters at her age, Zeda was a Drama Queen. So when she would tell me these things, I would tell her to lie down, murmur to her that she had probably had a long day, or I would give her some Tylenol. It never would have occurred to me that those little signs were red flags. Not until November 28th, 2008, when we were on our way to pick up her little sister from a friend's house. While in the car, Zeda kept dropping her phone. Suddenly, my son said, "Mom, I think something is wrong with Zeda!" She was crying, she was drooling, and her eyes were not looking right. She looked to me as if she had just had a seizure. I knew this because my brother had seizures. I rushed her to the ER.
This is where the confusion started with her diagnosis. First, they accused Zeda of overdosing on drugs. They yelled at her, in her face, that she needed to tell them what she had taken. I was so scared. I had no clue what was going on, and these doctors and nurses screaming at my daughter. Zeda was as scared as I was. I believe she knew that something was seriously wrong. She was confused and not able to say what she wanted. And then she had another major seizure in the middle of the ER. That is when they finally started to take us seriously. By then, they had her drug test results which were negative for any illegal drugs.
After those horrible few hours, they transferred Zeda to our local hospital, along with a pediatric neurologist and Zeda’s pediatrician. I thought we would surely get some answers there. They started running all kinds of tests. At this point, Zeda was unable to say a whole sentence; she could only say a few words at a time. She was so scared and was crying very hard. We had an MRI, a CAT scan, an EEG, and a spinal tap done. Whatever they were looking for, they did not find, all the tests were negative. The MRI did show a "shadow" on the right side of her brain, which they were now treating as viral encephalitis. But as Zeda's health deteriorated, our pediatrician continued to say she was doing this to herself, that she was "faking" it.
In the four days we were at our local hospital, Zeda had stopped talking, stopped eating, stopped walking, and was now urinating on herself. It was the nurses, NOT our doctor, who said something was truly wrong! Her symptoms were not taken seriously until a psychiatrist came in, tested her and issued a professional opinion that she wasn't faking it. One nurse suggested we go to a specialty hospital, as we were getting nowhere.
We agreed.
Within 45 minutes, we were flown to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. There, they continued to accuse her of doing this to herself. They installed 24-hour video surveillance on Zeda for about two weeks to try to catch her in the act of faking it. And they continued to perform test after test, all of which came back negative. She developed had uncontrollable movements, extremely high heart rate (up to180 bpm), high fevers including one that was 108.7 degrees, and at one point she was placed in a medical induced coma. Yet they couldn’t tell us what was wrong or why it was happening, so they instead spent most of their time blaming us and trying to prove that she was faking it. No one would go on the record to say that the Gardasil vaccine did this to Zeda.
Zeda eventually lost lung functioning and was placed on a ventilator for several months. A tracheotomy and feeding tube were put in as she could no longer eat or breathe on her own. We were at Riley Hospital for four months and her doctors still could not tell us what happened to her, only that they are sure it was not a vaccine reaction. This despite dozens of cases of similar reactions in previously healthy girls following the HPV vaccine.
Today, Zeda still breathes through her trach and eats with a tube. She lives her life in a hospital bed in our living room, mostly non-responsive, with round the clock care and daily nursing visits. This has become the defining struggle of my life… I struggle every single day to do what I can to get her better.
I am here to tell you that I didn’t know. And I think many parents are like me, and they don’t know either. I thought vaccines would keep my children safe and healthy. I didn’t know that vaccines could do this. No one ever told me. My doctor never told me the risks. I never saw anyone or anything that told me this could happen. I’m not telling you not to vaccinate. But I am telling you that people who pressure you to vaccinate don’t own the consequences. Only you, as parents, do. And if you do vaccinate, you better be really comfortable about the need for each vaccine. Because every time you vaccinate your child, there is a risk. It’s important that parents understand what’s at stake.
I deeply regret my decision to allow Zeda to get this shot. She has lost all quality of life. I would do anything to get her better, but no one has any answers for me. They still don’t believe it was the vaccine. And now that she’s sick, no one knows how to help my baby girl.
Go to http://sanevax.org/victims/gardasil-silgard-usa.shtml to read this story and many more.
Please visit our site at http://sanevax.org/.
# # #
THE SANE VAX MISSION is to promote Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines and vaccination practices through education and information. We believe in science-based medicine.
Nov 16, 2010 – Amy Castelbery Pingle, Indiana: When one thinks of vaccine injuries, they normally think of the person who received the vaccine. This is not the whold story. Vaccine injuries impact family, friends, and everyone around the person sho actually got the shot. Consider this story of a single mother with four children, one of whom was completely disabled after receiving Gardasil. This mother watched her daughter change from the girl in the first photo, to the girl in the second and worse. Please take time to read the story in her own words.
I am a single mother of four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. We live in Lake Station, Indiana. Before my oldest daughter Zeda got sick, we had a normal life. I worked a full-time job. 13 year old Zeda was a cheerleader and straight A student. She was also a big help to me with my other children.
I have always done my best to keep my kids healthy. I had them get their wellness check-ups and they always got whatever vaccines the doctor suggested. All my kids were completely healthy, other than the simple colds here and there. Completely healthy, that is, until it was time for Zeda's well visit on November 5th, 2008. And then her life, as she knew it, completely changed along with the rest of our family.
Zeda’s pediatrician suggested the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) or, as I know it now, the Gardasil vaccine. I thought “OK, this is what I am supposed to do to keep her healthy.” My doctor said to do it and so we did it. I knew absolutely nothing about the vaccine, other than it was for girls her age. I was not told of any side effects, other than the potential for soreness around the injection site.
A week after Zeda got the shot, she started to complain here and there, of a headache and of feeling sick to her stomach. Perhaps like some of your own daughters at her age, Zeda was a Drama Queen. So when she would tell me these things, I would tell her to lie down, murmur to her that she had probably had a long day, or I would give her some Tylenol. It never would have occurred to me that those little signs were red flags. Not until November 28th, 2008, when we were on our way to pick up her little sister from a friend's house. While in the car, Zeda kept dropping her phone. Suddenly, my son said, "Mom, I think something is wrong with Zeda!" She was crying, she was drooling, and her eyes were not looking right. She looked to me as if she had just had a seizure. I knew this because my brother had seizures. I rushed her to the ER.
This is where the confusion started with her diagnosis. First, they accused Zeda of overdosing on drugs. They yelled at her, in her face, that she needed to tell them what she had taken. I was so scared. I had no clue what was going on, and these doctors and nurses screaming at my daughter. Zeda was as scared as I was. I believe she knew that something was seriously wrong. She was confused and not able to say what she wanted. And then she had another major seizure in the middle of the ER. That is when they finally started to take us seriously. By then, they had her drug test results which were negative for any illegal drugs.
After those horrible few hours, they transferred Zeda to our local hospital, along with a pediatric neurologist and Zeda’s pediatrician. I thought we would surely get some answers there. They started running all kinds of tests. At this point, Zeda was unable to say a whole sentence; she could only say a few words at a time. She was so scared and was crying very hard. We had an MRI, a CAT scan, an EEG, and a spinal tap done. Whatever they were looking for, they did not find, all the tests were negative. The MRI did show a "shadow" on the right side of her brain, which they were now treating as viral encephalitis. But as Zeda's health deteriorated, our pediatrician continued to say she was doing this to herself, that she was "faking" it.
In the four days we were at our local hospital, Zeda had stopped talking, stopped eating, stopped walking, and was now urinating on herself. It was the nurses, NOT our doctor, who said something was truly wrong! Her symptoms were not taken seriously until a psychiatrist came in, tested her and issued a professional opinion that she wasn't faking it. One nurse suggested we go to a specialty hospital, as we were getting nowhere.
We agreed.
Within 45 minutes, we were flown to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. There, they continued to accuse her of doing this to herself. They installed 24-hour video surveillance on Zeda for about two weeks to try to catch her in the act of faking it. And they continued to perform test after test, all of which came back negative. She developed had uncontrollable movements, extremely high heart rate (up to180 bpm), high fevers including one that was 108.7 degrees, and at one point she was placed in a medical induced coma. Yet they couldn’t tell us what was wrong or why it was happening, so they instead spent most of their time blaming us and trying to prove that she was faking it. No one would go on the record to say that the Gardasil vaccine did this to Zeda.
Zeda eventually lost lung functioning and was placed on a ventilator for several months. A tracheotomy and feeding tube were put in as she could no longer eat or breathe on her own. We were at Riley Hospital for four months and her doctors still could not tell us what happened to her, only that they are sure it was not a vaccine reaction. This despite dozens of cases of similar reactions in previously healthy girls following the HPV vaccine.
Today, Zeda still breathes through her trach and eats with a tube. She lives her life in a hospital bed in our living room, mostly non-responsive, with round the clock care and daily nursing visits. This has become the defining struggle of my life… I struggle every single day to do what I can to get her better.
I am here to tell you that I didn’t know. And I think many parents are like me, and they don’t know either. I thought vaccines would keep my children safe and healthy. I didn’t know that vaccines could do this. No one ever told me. My doctor never told me the risks. I never saw anyone or anything that told me this could happen. I’m not telling you not to vaccinate. But I am telling you that people who pressure you to vaccinate don’t own the consequences. Only you, as parents, do. And if you do vaccinate, you better be really comfortable about the need for each vaccine. Because every time you vaccinate your child, there is a risk. It’s important that parents understand what’s at stake.
I deeply regret my decision to allow Zeda to get this shot. She has lost all quality of life. I would do anything to get her better, but no one has any answers for me. They still don’t believe it was the vaccine. And now that she’s sick, no one knows how to help my baby girl.
Go to http://sanevax.org/victims/gardasil-silgard-usa.shtml to read this story and many more.
Please visit our site at http://sanevax.org/.
# # #
THE SANE VAX MISSION is to promote Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines and vaccination practices through education and information. We believe in science-based medicine.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
What is Wrong with the Gardasil Girls? Amy's Story
Amy Castelbery Pingle, Indiana: When one thinks of vaccine injuries, they normally think of the person who received the vaccine. This is not the whold story. Vaccine injuries impact family, friends, and everyone around the person sho actually got the shot. Consider this story of a single mother with four children, one of whom was completely disabled after receiving Gardasil. This mother watched her daughter change from the girl in the first photo, to the girl in the second and worse. Please take time to read the story in her own words.
I am a single mother of four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. We live in Lake Station, Indiana. Before my oldest daughter Zeda got sick, we had a normal life. I worked a full-time job. 13 year old Zeda was a cheerleader and straight A student. She was also a big help to me with my other children.
I have always done my best to keep my kids healthy. I had them get their wellness check-ups and they always got whatever vaccines the doctor suggested. All my kids were completely healthy, other than the simple colds here and there. Completely healthy, that is, until it was time for Zeda's well visit on November 5th, 2008. And then her life, as she knew it, completely changed along with the rest of our family.
Zeda’s pediatrician suggested the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) or, as I know it now, the Gardasil vaccine. I thought “OK, this is what I am supposed to do to keep her healthy.” My doctor said to do it and so we did it. I knew absolutely nothing about the vaccine, other than it was for girls her age. I was not told of any side effects, other than the potential for soreness around the injection site.
A week after Zeda got the shot, she started to complain here and there, of a headache and of feeling sick to her stomach. Perhaps like some of your own daughters at her age, Zeda was a Drama Queen. So when she would tell me these things, I would tell her to lie down, murmur to her that she had probably had a long day, or I would give her some Tylenol. It never would have occurred to me that those little signs were red flags. Not until November 28th, 2008, when we were on our way to pick up her little sister from a friend's house. While in the car, Zeda kept dropping her phone. Suddenly, my son said, "Mom, I think something is wrong with Zeda!" She was crying, she was drooling, and her eyes were not looking right. She looked to me as if she had just had a seizure. I knew this because my brother had seizures. I rushed her to the ER.
This is where the confusion started with her diagnosis. First, they accused Zeda of overdosing on drugs. They yelled at her, in her face, that she needed to tell them what she had taken. I was so scared. I had no clue what was going on, and these doctors and nurses screaming at my daughter. Zeda was as scared as I was. I believe she knew that something was seriously wrong. She was confused and not able to say what she wanted. And then she had another major seizure in the middle of the ER. That is when they finally started to take us seriously. By then, they had her drug test results which were negative for any illegal drugs.
After those horrible few hours, they transferred Zeda to our local hospital, along with a pediatric neurologist and Zeda’s pediatrician. I thought we would surely get some answers there. They started running all kinds of tests. At this point, Zeda was unable to say a whole sentence; she could only say a few words at a time. She was so scared and was crying very hard. We had an MRI, a CAT scan, an EEG, and a spinal tap done. Whatever they were looking for, they did not find, all the tests were negative. The MRI did show a "shadow" on the right side of her brain, which they were now treating as viral encephalitis. But as Zeda's health deteriorated, our pediatrician continued to say she was doing this to herself, that she was "faking" it.
In the four days we were at our local hospital, Zeda had stopped talking, stopped eating, stopped walking, and was now urinating on herself. It was the nurses, NOT our doctor, who said something was truly wrong! Her symptoms were not taken seriously until a psychiatrist came in, tested her and issued a professional opinion that she wasn't faking it. One nurse suggested we go to a specialty hospital, as we were getting nowhere.
We agreed.
Within 45 minutes, we were flown to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. There, they continued to accuse her of doing this to herself. They installed 24-hour video surveillance on Zeda for about two weeks to try to catch her in the act of faking it. And they continued to perform test after test, all of which came back negative. She developed had uncontrollable movements, extremely high heart rate (up to180 bpm), high fevers including one that was 108.7 degrees, and at one point she was placed in a medical induced coma. Yet they couldn’t tell us what was wrong or why it was happening, so they instead spent most of their time blaming us and trying to prove that she was faking it. No one would go on the record to say that the Gardasil vaccine did this to Zeda.
Zeda eventually lost lung functioning and was placed on a ventilator for several months. A tracheotomy and feeding tube were put in as she could no longer eat or breathe on her own. We were at Riley Hospital for four months and her doctors still could not tell us what happened to her, only that they are sure it was not a vaccine reaction. This despite dozens of cases of similar reactions in previously healthy girls following the HPV vaccine.
Today, Zeda still breathes through her trach and eats with a tube. She lives her life in a hospital bed in our living room, mostly non-responsive, with round the clock care and daily nursing visits. This has become the defining struggle of my life… I struggle every single day to do what I can to get her better.
I am here to tell you that I didn’t know. And I think many parents are like me, and they don’t know either. I thought vaccines would keep my children safe and healthy. I didn’t know that vaccines could do this. No one ever told me. My doctor never told me the risks. I never saw anyone or anything that told me this could happen. I’m not telling you not to vaccinate. But I am telling you that people who pressure you to vaccinate don’t own the consequences. Only you, as parents, do. And if you do vaccinate, you better be really comfortable about the need for each vaccine. Because every time you vaccinate your child, there is a risk. It’s important that parents understand what’s at stake.
I deeply regret my decision to allow Zeda to get this shot. She has lost all quality of life. I would do anything to get her better, but no one has any answers for me. They still don’t believe it was the vaccine. And now that she’s sick, no one knows how to help my baby girl.
Go to http://sanevax.org/victims/gardasil-silgard-usa.shtml to read this story and many more.
Please visit our site at http://sanevax.org/.
# # #
THE SANE VAX MISSION is to promote Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines and vaccination practices through education and information. We believe in science-based medicine.
I am a single mother of four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. We live in Lake Station, Indiana. Before my oldest daughter Zeda got sick, we had a normal life. I worked a full-time job. 13 year old Zeda was a cheerleader and straight A student. She was also a big help to me with my other children.
I have always done my best to keep my kids healthy. I had them get their wellness check-ups and they always got whatever vaccines the doctor suggested. All my kids were completely healthy, other than the simple colds here and there. Completely healthy, that is, until it was time for Zeda's well visit on November 5th, 2008. And then her life, as she knew it, completely changed along with the rest of our family.
Zeda’s pediatrician suggested the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) or, as I know it now, the Gardasil vaccine. I thought “OK, this is what I am supposed to do to keep her healthy.” My doctor said to do it and so we did it. I knew absolutely nothing about the vaccine, other than it was for girls her age. I was not told of any side effects, other than the potential for soreness around the injection site.
A week after Zeda got the shot, she started to complain here and there, of a headache and of feeling sick to her stomach. Perhaps like some of your own daughters at her age, Zeda was a Drama Queen. So when she would tell me these things, I would tell her to lie down, murmur to her that she had probably had a long day, or I would give her some Tylenol. It never would have occurred to me that those little signs were red flags. Not until November 28th, 2008, when we were on our way to pick up her little sister from a friend's house. While in the car, Zeda kept dropping her phone. Suddenly, my son said, "Mom, I think something is wrong with Zeda!" She was crying, she was drooling, and her eyes were not looking right. She looked to me as if she had just had a seizure. I knew this because my brother had seizures. I rushed her to the ER.
This is where the confusion started with her diagnosis. First, they accused Zeda of overdosing on drugs. They yelled at her, in her face, that she needed to tell them what she had taken. I was so scared. I had no clue what was going on, and these doctors and nurses screaming at my daughter. Zeda was as scared as I was. I believe she knew that something was seriously wrong. She was confused and not able to say what she wanted. And then she had another major seizure in the middle of the ER. That is when they finally started to take us seriously. By then, they had her drug test results which were negative for any illegal drugs.
After those horrible few hours, they transferred Zeda to our local hospital, along with a pediatric neurologist and Zeda’s pediatrician. I thought we would surely get some answers there. They started running all kinds of tests. At this point, Zeda was unable to say a whole sentence; she could only say a few words at a time. She was so scared and was crying very hard. We had an MRI, a CAT scan, an EEG, and a spinal tap done. Whatever they were looking for, they did not find, all the tests were negative. The MRI did show a "shadow" on the right side of her brain, which they were now treating as viral encephalitis. But as Zeda's health deteriorated, our pediatrician continued to say she was doing this to herself, that she was "faking" it.
In the four days we were at our local hospital, Zeda had stopped talking, stopped eating, stopped walking, and was now urinating on herself. It was the nurses, NOT our doctor, who said something was truly wrong! Her symptoms were not taken seriously until a psychiatrist came in, tested her and issued a professional opinion that she wasn't faking it. One nurse suggested we go to a specialty hospital, as we were getting nowhere.
We agreed.
Within 45 minutes, we were flown to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. There, they continued to accuse her of doing this to herself. They installed 24-hour video surveillance on Zeda for about two weeks to try to catch her in the act of faking it. And they continued to perform test after test, all of which came back negative. She developed had uncontrollable movements, extremely high heart rate (up to180 bpm), high fevers including one that was 108.7 degrees, and at one point she was placed in a medical induced coma. Yet they couldn’t tell us what was wrong or why it was happening, so they instead spent most of their time blaming us and trying to prove that she was faking it. No one would go on the record to say that the Gardasil vaccine did this to Zeda.
Zeda eventually lost lung functioning and was placed on a ventilator for several months. A tracheotomy and feeding tube were put in as she could no longer eat or breathe on her own. We were at Riley Hospital for four months and her doctors still could not tell us what happened to her, only that they are sure it was not a vaccine reaction. This despite dozens of cases of similar reactions in previously healthy girls following the HPV vaccine.
Today, Zeda still breathes through her trach and eats with a tube. She lives her life in a hospital bed in our living room, mostly non-responsive, with round the clock care and daily nursing visits. This has become the defining struggle of my life… I struggle every single day to do what I can to get her better.
I am here to tell you that I didn’t know. And I think many parents are like me, and they don’t know either. I thought vaccines would keep my children safe and healthy. I didn’t know that vaccines could do this. No one ever told me. My doctor never told me the risks. I never saw anyone or anything that told me this could happen. I’m not telling you not to vaccinate. But I am telling you that people who pressure you to vaccinate don’t own the consequences. Only you, as parents, do. And if you do vaccinate, you better be really comfortable about the need for each vaccine. Because every time you vaccinate your child, there is a risk. It’s important that parents understand what’s at stake.
I deeply regret my decision to allow Zeda to get this shot. She has lost all quality of life. I would do anything to get her better, but no one has any answers for me. They still don’t believe it was the vaccine. And now that she’s sick, no one knows how to help my baby girl.
Go to http://sanevax.org/victims/gardasil-silgard-usa.shtml to read this story and many more.
Please visit our site at http://sanevax.org/.
# # #
THE SANE VAX MISSION is to promote Safe, Affordable, Necessary & Effective vaccines and vaccination practices through education and information. We believe in science-based medicine.
Monday, November 15, 2010
HPV Vaccine – Why Are So Many Women Choosing Not to Get Vaccinated?
Press Release
Immediate Release
Contact: Bobbi Cowan Public Relations
Phone: (818) 980-2372
Email: bobbicowan@sbcglobal.net
Web Site: http://sanevax.org
HPV Vaccine – Why Are So Many Women Choosing Not to Get Vaccinated?
A Rhetorical Question - Deserves an Answer.
November 15, 2010. North Hollywood, CA. The million dollar question asked around the world – and across the Internet. Why are so few women getting the HPV vaccine? The tone of the articles has been incredulous – and as Dr. Leigh Vinocour states in the November 13 issue of The Huffington Post:
It is probably one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of this past decade. A vaccine to prevent cancer! We now better understand the link between cancers and viruses and how some viruses such as the human papillomavirus (HPV) can change cells and cause them to become cancerous. In essence we have identified a communicable form of cancer.
In the August 2006 issue of Immunity 25, 179-184, ©Elsevier Inc. Professor Ian Frazer, Director of the Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine in Australia and creator of the HPV vaccine wrote a commentary on his work and the science behind Human Papillomavirus and the vaccine. Frazer states: “…Nevertheless, HPV vaccines should eventually eliminate a number of epithelial cancers and reduce the annual burden of cancer deaths globally by 5%–10%.”
According to the American Cancer Society deaths from invasive cervical cancer are not even in the top ten cancer concerns. Why are we pressuring all girls to get vaccinated? There are even rumors that adolescent girls will be getting text messages reminding them to get vaccinated. Is this a public service message or propaganda for a vaccine campaign gone bad?
In the recently published, “Cervical Cancer Prevention, Health Professional Version” The National Cancer Institute stated that direct causation between HPV and cervical cancer has not been demonstrated.
“The finding of HPV viral DNA integrated in most cellular genomes of cervical carcinomas supports epidemiologic data linking this agent to cervical cancer however, direct causation has not been demonstrated.”
Women have decided to wait to get vaccinated until the HPV vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective. That has yet to be done. The mothers of injured girls and girls who have died have mounted a massive social media and marketing campaign that has caught the attention of the world. Researchers, educators and physicians are lending their support as concerns and issues raised are catching the attention of the medical establishment.
Women have spoken with a voice of reason – after reading through the volumes of substantiated research on hundreds of sites exposing the faulty research in the science and the development of the HPV vaccine.
Fact – HPV – a very common virus – transmitted in many other ways than sexually – passes through most women’s bodies in less than 2 years.
Reports of HPV vaccine damage and deaths keep mounting, according to latest VAERS reports. (Over 20,000 adverse reactions and 84 deaths – including that of a healthy 40 day old breastfeeding infant whose mother received the first in the series of the HPV4 vaccine (Gardasil) and who died the next day.)
On November 7, 2010 a report of the development of Hodgkins Lymphoma post-vaccination was reported – now making the total of 20 reports of this form of cancer appearing.
In spite of Merck’s award winning marketing campaign, women have spoken. They have decided against being “one less” - to being “one more” healthy adolescent accountable for her own health care.
“The Centers for Disease Control reported in late August that while 44% of teenagers received the HPV vaccine in 2009, only 27% of them received all three doses of the shot. Unfortunately, there isn't evidence to support that getting only one shot effectively protects against cancer. So why aren't women finishing the series?”
According to the 2008 FDA Closing Statement on Gardasil, it was noted that 73.3% of girls receiving the vaccine would develop “new medical conditions.” Just doing the quick math with only 27% completing the series and 73% getting some kind of “mystery illness’ undiagnosed by doctors – SANEVax believes the the question answers itself.
The HPV Vaccine Education Awareness campaign to prevent more deaths and injury from a vaccine gone bad is the first of its kind in history and it is world-wide. Let it set a precedent for the pharmaceutical companies, FDA, CDC, and all other governments and health authorities who try and push experimental medicines on an unsuspecting public. Those days are gone.
The SaneVax team stands behind mothers around the world who are saying, “It is now time for everyone involved in the development, fast tracking and the marketing of the HPV vaccines to be held accountable for dubious decisions made in the interest of public health.”
Immediate Release
Contact: Bobbi Cowan Public Relations
Phone: (818) 980-2372
Email: bobbicowan@sbcglobal.net
Web Site: http://sanevax.org
HPV Vaccine – Why Are So Many Women Choosing Not to Get Vaccinated?
A Rhetorical Question - Deserves an Answer.
November 15, 2010. North Hollywood, CA. The million dollar question asked around the world – and across the Internet. Why are so few women getting the HPV vaccine? The tone of the articles has been incredulous – and as Dr. Leigh Vinocour states in the November 13 issue of The Huffington Post:
It is probably one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of this past decade. A vaccine to prevent cancer! We now better understand the link between cancers and viruses and how some viruses such as the human papillomavirus (HPV) can change cells and cause them to become cancerous. In essence we have identified a communicable form of cancer.
In the August 2006 issue of Immunity 25, 179-184, ©Elsevier Inc. Professor Ian Frazer, Director of the Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine in Australia and creator of the HPV vaccine wrote a commentary on his work and the science behind Human Papillomavirus and the vaccine. Frazer states: “…Nevertheless, HPV vaccines should eventually eliminate a number of epithelial cancers and reduce the annual burden of cancer deaths globally by 5%–10%.”
According to the American Cancer Society deaths from invasive cervical cancer are not even in the top ten cancer concerns. Why are we pressuring all girls to get vaccinated? There are even rumors that adolescent girls will be getting text messages reminding them to get vaccinated. Is this a public service message or propaganda for a vaccine campaign gone bad?
In the recently published, “Cervical Cancer Prevention, Health Professional Version” The National Cancer Institute stated that direct causation between HPV and cervical cancer has not been demonstrated.
“The finding of HPV viral DNA integrated in most cellular genomes of cervical carcinomas supports epidemiologic data linking this agent to cervical cancer however, direct causation has not been demonstrated.”
Women have decided to wait to get vaccinated until the HPV vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective. That has yet to be done. The mothers of injured girls and girls who have died have mounted a massive social media and marketing campaign that has caught the attention of the world. Researchers, educators and physicians are lending their support as concerns and issues raised are catching the attention of the medical establishment.
Women have spoken with a voice of reason – after reading through the volumes of substantiated research on hundreds of sites exposing the faulty research in the science and the development of the HPV vaccine.
Fact – HPV – a very common virus – transmitted in many other ways than sexually – passes through most women’s bodies in less than 2 years.
Reports of HPV vaccine damage and deaths keep mounting, according to latest VAERS reports. (Over 20,000 adverse reactions and 84 deaths – including that of a healthy 40 day old breastfeeding infant whose mother received the first in the series of the HPV4 vaccine (Gardasil) and who died the next day.)
On November 7, 2010 a report of the development of Hodgkins Lymphoma post-vaccination was reported – now making the total of 20 reports of this form of cancer appearing.
In spite of Merck’s award winning marketing campaign, women have spoken. They have decided against being “one less” - to being “one more” healthy adolescent accountable for her own health care.
“The Centers for Disease Control reported in late August that while 44% of teenagers received the HPV vaccine in 2009, only 27% of them received all three doses of the shot. Unfortunately, there isn't evidence to support that getting only one shot effectively protects against cancer. So why aren't women finishing the series?”
According to the 2008 FDA Closing Statement on Gardasil, it was noted that 73.3% of girls receiving the vaccine would develop “new medical conditions.” Just doing the quick math with only 27% completing the series and 73% getting some kind of “mystery illness’ undiagnosed by doctors – SANEVax believes the the question answers itself.
The HPV Vaccine Education Awareness campaign to prevent more deaths and injury from a vaccine gone bad is the first of its kind in history and it is world-wide. Let it set a precedent for the pharmaceutical companies, FDA, CDC, and all other governments and health authorities who try and push experimental medicines on an unsuspecting public. Those days are gone.
The SaneVax team stands behind mothers around the world who are saying, “It is now time for everyone involved in the development, fast tracking and the marketing of the HPV vaccines to be held accountable for dubious decisions made in the interest of public health.”
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)