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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Woman Develops Cervical Cancer After Gardasil Shots

 



Caroline Cantera was 19 years old when she received her first of three Gardasil shots. She agreed to receive Gardasil after being convinced by Merck’s prolific marketing that the vaccine is very safe and prevents cervical cancer.

After receiving the shots, her life suddenly took a drastic turn as she was diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer.

Multiple biopsies, CT scans, MRIs, six rounds of chemotherapy, 30 radiation treatments, three brachytherapy treatments, and countless doctor visits, now she will never be able to have children of her own because her eggs are no longer viable due to the treatment.

A lawsuit has now been filed by Wisner Baum (formerly Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman) alleging Merck’s Gardasil HPV vaccine caused her to develop cervical cancer and other injuries. This is the first lawsuit to allege Gardasil can cause cervical cancer, the very cancer Merck asserts Gardasil prevents.

This from the Wisner Baum press release:

According to the complaint, Merck has never studied whether Gardasil prevents cervical cancer. Instead, Gardasil was tested to determine if it could prevent development of certain lesions, some of which are considered related to cancer, however, a majority of such lesions, even the most serious, regress on their own.  Not every HPV infection places one at risk for cervical cancer.  Only persistent HPV infections (not short-term or transient infections) in a limited number of cases may cause the development of precancerous lesions.

Public health officials have long recommended the Pap test as the most effective frontline public health response to preventing cervical cancer. Long before Gardasil was introduced to the market in 2006, cervical cancer rates had been plummeting by up to 80% with implementation of routine Pap testing. For those who are diagnosed with precancerous lesions or worse, cervical cancer is largely treatable if caught early.

Nonetheless, Merck sought fast-tracked FDA approval of Gardasil to fill a purported unmet need in preventing cervical cancer, with its expensive HPV vaccine.  Once approved, Merck engaged in a relentless marketing campaign falsely proclaiming that Gardasil was a “cervical cancer vaccine” and that any young girl vaccinated with Gardasil would become “one less” woman with cervical cancer, the lawsuit claims.

Merck's underhand and unscrupulous marketing was definitely a factor in Caroline's decision-making here and it highlights how vaccine manufacturers play down risks to maximise profits.

With vaccine manufacturers under public scrutiny, especially in the times we find ourselves in, it's imperative that justice be served here.

Cantera’s attorneys, Bijan Esfandiari, Michael L. Baum, and Monique Alarcon filed the complaint (Case No. 3:23-cv-00161) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina as part of the Gardasil multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 3036).

Bob Fiddaman

Previously on this blog

"I don’t want this pain for other kids." ~ Victoria Trevisan, Gardasil Victim

Merck & Co Face Uphill Battle as Gardasil Lawsuits Consolidated

Parents of 13-year-old Boy File Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Vaccine Manufacturers, Merck





Monday, April 25, 2011

Global Concerns about HPV Vaccines in London

Image: associatedsource.com


UK journalist Christina England has a new article up on the website 'American Chronicle' regarding HPV vaccines. Her opening paragraph sets the tone for another imformative piece of news reporting from her. She writes:

In March this year, the British Society for Ecological Medicine held their spring conference in London. The conference entitled 'A tablet a day keeps the patient at bay - The Health Hazards of Prevention - Vaccinations and Pharmacoprophylax' brought together experts from around the world to speak on the dangers of childhood vaccinations and prescription medication.

This years speakers included MMR experts Dr Andrew Wakefield and Dr Jayne Donegan, Dr Lucija Tomljenovic from the University of British Columbia and Dr Ellen Grant. Also joining this years panel of experts were Leslie Carol Botha, Women's Health Educator and Vice-President, Media Relations, SaneVax Inc, (USA) and Freda Birrell, Political Advisor and Secretary, SaneVax Inc (Scotland) both speaking on behalf of S.A.N.E. Vax Inc.

She adds, "Botha and Birrell proved without a doubt, through facts and statistics, that the vaccinations Gardasil and Cervarix did not fit the SaneVax's criteria . The vaccines are not safe, they are not affordable, they are not necessary and they are very far from being effective in winning the war against cervical cancer."

It's a fascinating article and one that should be read by parents who have to make a decision regarding these two particular vaccines.

The whole article can be read HERE

Christina has also recently co-authored a book with Harold Buttram M.D entitled, "Shaken Baby Syndrome or Vaccine Induced Encephalitis - Are Parents Being Falsely Accused?"


The blurb for the book reads:

In 1971 Norma Guthkelch, retired neurosurgeon, published the first description of the Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Within the next several years John Caffey, pediatric radiologist, wrote several articles supporting the SBS theory. Very soon after, when infants were brought into hospital emergency rooms in the U.S.A. with brain hemorrhages without known accidental explanations such as auto accidents or high distance falls, almost routinely the hemorrhages have been attributed to SBS or related diagnoses resulting in criminal conviction of parents or caretakers. These and other issues such as inflicted child abuse, non-accidental trauma, failure to protect, and other diagnoses are reviewed in this book

“Since the original introduction of the SBS theory, conclusive evidence has emerged proving that these prosecutions have been founded upon tainted medical opinions and fundamentally flawed scientific methodology (i.e. junk science). It requires little imagination to understand the significant mental pain which parents undergo while grieving over the death of a child, as frequently occurs in these cases. Accusing this parent of murdering their child (with no real evidence) and putting the entire strength of the state behind this accusation is monstrous, when the entire accusation pivots upon facts which are now known to be false. Loss of job, loss of family and community ties follow the accusation.

Moreover, the general public, the grand and petite juries, the states and the parties, all have an overwhelmingly strong interest in knowing if these prosecutions are founded upon reasonable interpretation of the facts – or – if the accusations are built around falsehoods and scientific impossibilities.”

The book, published by Authorhouse, can be downloaded for Kindle users HERE or can be ordered as a paperback HERE

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Cervarix Vaccine: " Unlikely Cause of Death"




Well, it would appear that GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine was not the cause of 14 year old Natalie Morton's death, at least that are the reports coming from the mainstream media. It's all very confusing - one minute Coventry health officials are suspending the immunisation programme, the next they are announcing that they are not? Even more strange are the reports that the programme has been halted in other parts of the UK such as Knowsley, Halton and St Helens [Liverpool Daily Post] - Also, the Wales Online website claims that the batch used to immunise Natalie Morton and her school friends had been withdrawn from use in Wales?

A press release from the Medicines Healthcare and products Regulatory Agency [MHRA] states that the HPV Vaccine batch has been recalled while investigation underway. [Link] MHRA Chief Executive, Professor Kent Woods, said the risk/benefit profile for Cervarix remains positive and that the safety and efficacy of the vaccine had been extensively researched in clinical trials before licensing. All this without the results of Natalie Morton's autopsy? All we have, from the mainstream media thus far is that Natalie had an 'underlying health problem' and that the Cervarix was the 'unlikely cause of her death'. Unless of course the MHRA have privy information regarding Natalie's health?

It all seems rather strange to me that a decision of whether or not a vaccine is safe has been made overnight when there is no information on exactly what the 'underlying health problem' was.

Professor Woods has also gone on record claiming, "...many women’s lives will be saved in the future as a direct result of this vaccine." I'd like a peek inside Professor Woods crystal ball or would like to see the data that he has seen that shows that 20 years from now women who had this vaccine have benefited from it. Professor Woods should not make these claims because the long term benefit of Cervarix has not been proven yet - unless there has been some mysterious clinical trial from the late 1980's?

I'm not having a 'pop' at the MHRA CEO, I've met him, he's a fairly decent chap but I do wish he would think before making such rash statements regarding a vaccine that has not had 20 or so years of clinical study.

Then we have a case that has pretty much slipped off the radar regarding Cervarix and another school girl. Paige Brennan was immunised with Cervarix in March. Six months on, the 13-year-old is still unable to talk or walk properly after falling ill with a virus following her jab. But hey, that's okay because "...many women’s lives will be saved in the future as a direct result of this vaccine."

The Mirror writes, Mum Margaret, 40, who visits Paige every day at Birmingham Children's Hospital, is adamant she won't allow younger daughter Chloe to have it when the time comes.

Margaret said: "Since Paige's illness I have researched so many similar cases of girls whose nervous systems have been mysteriously struck down in the same way.

"It's tragic that it takes the death of a teenager to make someone sit up and listen. For all we know we could be harming a whole generation of teenage girls."


The UK government should also take some responsibility here. They, it appears, were given a choice of vaccine, Merck's Gardasil or GSK's Cervarix. They opted for Cervarix. It's a classic case of two products being identical, let's say for example two George Michael CD's in your local record store, one for sale at £12, the other in the 'Bargain Bin' at £8. We'd all jump at the chance of buying the cheaper CD would we not? Vaccines are different and no price should be put on the well-being of our children. Gardasil and Cervarix are the same aren't they, or am I wrong? Does Gardasil have a bonus track on? Damn, I should have looked more carefully at the George Michael discs!

Can we expect an impartiality from the UK government? Well, look at Prime Minister Gordon Brown's National Business Council and you see that one of its advisor's is none other than Andrew Witty, chief executive of drug developer GlaxoSmithKline PLC. Previously Gordon Brown had recruited Jean-Paul Garnier, the then GlaxoSmithKline chief, to serve on the Business Council.

A young girl has died and whether or not Cervarix was the cause of Natalie Morton's death, it should not take this to bring the Cervarix immunisation programme up for debate. We certainly don't need the Chief Executive of the UK Medicines Regulator promoting future sales of the vaccine!

There seems to be a break neck speed race to have children vaccinated with Cervarix, it's almost as if there is a huge crisis of cervical cancer in women. In truth there isn't. In 2005, 911 women died of the disease, yes it's a high figure but when you run it past other figures you will see it pales next to the 12,000 who died from lung cancer or the 11,000 who succumbed to breast cancer. Cervical cancer comes in 19th place on the list of cancers that kill women in modern Britain.

It will be 20 years before we know whether Cervarix is effective in preventing cervical cancer. Unless of course you are privy to take a peek inside the MHRA's crystal ball.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

US Cervarix delay deals blow to GlaxoSmithKline




US regulators have delayed their decision on whether to approve GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix, writes the Daily Mail.

They add, "The ruling from the powerful US Food and Drug Administration had been expected yesterday but instead the body announced it needed more time to consider the application.

The FDA's renewed caution came just a day after the death of 14-year- old Coventry girl Natalie Morton who had been vaccinated with Cervarix."


FULL STORY HERE

Related links:

Cervarix Tested For Boys!

GlaxoSmithKline challenged safety Cervarix anti-cancer vaccine left girl partially paralysed

4,602 Suspected Adverse Reactions to GSK's Cervarix!

Girls used as Guinea Pigs in HPV Trials Admits GSK

GSK - A Catalogue of Disasters!

Glaxo: "Promote More, Feel Better and Live a Life of Luxury"

Glaxo Goes Head-to-Head on HPV

Teenage Girls Sue Over GSK's Cancer Jab, Cervarix!

GlaxoSmithKline submits final study data to FDA for cervical cancer vaccine

HPV Vaccine Video on Youtube

Concerns over GSK's Cervarix vaccine

UP YOURS GLAXO!

Mindy Merck & Gail Glaxo Dilemma

LOLA'S LAND PROMOTING HPV VACCINE

GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix. Is Your Daughter Safe?

More debate on GSK's Cervarix

Cervical Cancer, Ofsted & GlaxoSmithKline

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GLAXO RECALL CERVARIX VACCINE




News just in from the MHRA web page. Glaxo have have ordered a recall of Cervarix... but only one batch?

Judging by the letter, issued by Alison Bunce, Pharmaceutical Assessor, DMRC, it would appear that the investigation into the death of Natalie Morton [I prefer to give this child a name] has already concluded! The last line reads: "Further stocks of vaccine from different batches can be ordered in the usual way."

It would appear that their minds have already been made up whether or not Cervarix was the cause of Natalie Morton's death.



Dear Healthcare Professional,

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals sa

Cervarix suspension for injection in prefilled syringes

Human papillomavirus vaccine

Eu/1/07/419/004

Batch number - AHPVA043BB

Expiry date - 09/2010

Pack size - 1 Syringe + needle

First distributed - 1 May 2009

Following the tragic death of a young girl, who had received vaccination from the above batch of Cervarix, the Department of Health has issued a quarantine notification.

As a further precautionary measure, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals sa is now undertaking a voluntary recall of the above batch of Cervarix pending further investigation.

Please quarantine any remaining stocks of this batch. Movianto UK Ltd will contact customers directly regarding stock and the details of the product to be collected. Movianto can be contacted by email (customercare.uk@movianto.co.uk)

The benefit risk assessment for the vaccine remains unchanged; there is currently no proven link between vaccination and the event and the HPV vaccination programme will continue.

No other batches are affected by this recall. Further stocks of vaccine from different batches can be ordered in the usual way.

Recall Announcement HERE

Fid

Related articles:

Cervarix tested for Boys!

Natalie Morton, 14 Dies after Cervarix jab

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Cervarix tested for Boys!




It would appear that my Blackheath cyberstalker, Mardi Bennett, is now accusing this blog of scaremongering regarding the Cervarix issue.

She writes on the UK Survivor's Forum:

"If you're so concerned about this issue and want to raise awareness – wouldn't it make more sense to put links to relevant factual research, pharmacological information (including chemical ingredients) and medically based articles and websites here - so active members and those lurking and reading, could make informed choices - instead just posting flippant scaremongering statements, sensationalizing and quoting "facts" out of context and directing people to your website.

People could get the impression that you think your point of view, your blog (where "fact" and fiction are interwoven to express your opinion), condemning GSK and your viewer hit ratings are far more important that the actual issue!"


Well, I don't know exactly what Ms Bennett wants from me, she has, in the past, accused me of only being concerned about the dangers of Seroxat, despite my meeting with the MHRA where I raised concerns about ALL SSRi's.

For the benefit of Ms Bennett, I will point her and other readers of this blog to some interesting 'facts' regarding GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix.

It is well-known that Merck's Gardasil is a rival vaccine to GSK's Cervarix. Those of you who have kept an eye on these vaccines will already know that an FDA advisory committee voted to recommend approval of the vaccine Gardasil for males ages 9 to 26 to prevent genital warts. [1]

Gardasil also contains Sodium Borate [2], also known as Borax. It has many common uses. In addition to its use as a rat poison, it is also used in laundry detergents and cosmetics.

Moving on to GSK's Cervarix. Rather than post the links where I have wrote about this before I will just refer you to one post that contains all the relevant links at the bottom [3]

What readers of this blog may not know is that, like Gardasil, GSK's Cervarix was part of a study to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in males.

The study appeared in the Journal of Adolescent Health and was received 8 July 2008, accepted 6 October 2008 and made available online 21 December 2008.

Two members of this study, namely, Olivier Godeaux M.D and Gary Dubin M.D work for GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania respectively.

The study contains all the relevant information that Mardi Bennett requires [4]

May I suggest that Ms Bennett spend her time researching facts rather than write endless emails to the Medicines Healthcare and products Regulatory Agency [MHRA] about me and the work I do related to this blog. [5]

Here endeth the first lesson in 'factual evidence'

Fid







[1] FDA Panel OKs HPV Vaccine Gardasil for Boys

[2]
Gardasil Patient Information Leaflet

[3]
Schoolgirl, 14, dies and three classmates taken ill after being given GSK's cervical cancer vaccine. [Scroll to bottom for other links]

[4]
Immunogenicity and Safety of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-Adjuvanted Vaccine in Healthy Boys Aged 10–18 Years.

[5]
Stalkers Request Information from MHRA and Blogger On Paxil's Dangers Draws Weird Attention.






Update: Coventry's cervical cancer vaccination programme has been suspended following the sudden death of a 14-year-old girl who had received the HPV1 Cervarix jab.





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Monday, September 28, 2009

Schoolgirl, 14, dies and three classmates taken ill after being given GSK's cervical cancer vaccine







Source Daily Mail

A 14-year-old schoolgirl today died shortly after being given the new cervical cancer vaccine.

The teenager collapsed at her school in Coventry after receiving the jab as part of a national immunisation programme.

She was taken to hospital but doctors were unable to save her.

Three of her classmates also suffered possible side-effects after being injected with Cervavix, which protects against human papillomavirus (HPV), this afternoon.

Read more

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I've banged the drum about GSK's Cervarix before. Quite why this mass immunisation is going on baffles me. Stop this before the problem escalates - which I'm sure it will years down the line - just as it has done with other GSK drugs!

Links below - Includes the wanton promotion of this particular vaccine on a UK children's website!


GlaxoSmithKline challenged safety Cervarix anti-cancer vaccine left girl partially paralysed

4,602 Suspected Adverse Reactions to GSK's Cervarix!

Girls used as Guinea Pigs in HPV Trials Admits GSK

GSK - A Catalogue of Disasters!

Glaxo: "Promote More, Feel Better and Live a Life of Luxury"

Glaxo Goes Head-to-Head on HPV

Teenage Girls Sue Over GSK's Cancer Jab, Cervarix!

GlaxoSmithKline submits final study data to FDA for cervical cancer vaccine

HPV Vaccine Video on Youtube

Concerns over GSK's Cervarix vaccine

UP YOURS GLAXO!

Mindy Merck & Gail Glaxo Dilemma

LOLA'S LAND PROMOTING HPV VACCINE

GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix. Is Your Daughter Safe?

More debate on GSK's Cervarix

Cervical Cancer, Ofsted & GlaxoSmithKline

Is Cervarix and Gardasil Safe ? Humorous and very blunt answer.

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SEROXAT SUFFERERS STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

4,602 Suspected Adverse Reactions to GSK's Cervarix!




Benefits outweigh the risks?

Firstly, the benefits are unknown, it's based on assumptions.

The risks? - Well, read yesterday's Daily Telegraph.

Doctors' reports show that girls of 12 and 13 have experienced convulsions, fever and paralysis after being given the vaccine, which is now administered in schools as part of efforts to prevent women developing cancer.

Others suffered nausea, muscle weakness, dizziness and blurred vision, according to a special report drawn up by drug safety watchdogs.

A support group says it has received dozens of calls from parents who believe their daughters have been damaged by the vaccine.

The parents of one teenage girl given the jab last autumn believe it was to blame for repeated seizures which have left her with brain damage and psychosis.

The immunisation programme for teenage girls is controversial because it protects them from the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus which causes 70 per cent of cervical tumours.

When the Government introduced the Cervarix vaccination programme last year, some campaigners dubbed it a "promiscuity jab".

Continue reading HERE

**Footnote - FDA backs Glaxo's vaccine Cervarix for women

Related stories from Seroxat Sufferers Blog:

Girls used as Guinea Pigs in HPV Trials Admits GSK

GSK - A Catalogue of Disasters!

Glaxo: "Promote More, Feel Better and Live a Life of Luxury"

Glaxo Goes Head-to-Head on HPV

Teenage Girls Sue Over GSK's Cancer Jab, Cervarix!

GlaxoSmithKline submits final study data to FDA for cervical cancer vaccine

HPV Vaccine Video on Youtube

Concerns over GSK's Cervarix vaccine

UP YOURS GLAXO!

Mindy Merck & Gail Glaxo Dilemma

LOLA'S LAND PROMOTING HPV VACCINE

GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix. Is Your Daughter Safe?

More debate on GSK's Cervarix

Cervical Cancer, Ofsted & GlaxoSmithKline

Is Cervarix and Gardasil Safe ? Humorous and very blunt answer.

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Thursday, July 09, 2009

Girls used as Guinea Pigs in HPV Trials Admits GSK

Source: American Chronicle

July 05, 2009

Christina England

We have always suspected it and now they admit it,GSK are using young girls (as young as 9 in some areas) as human Guinea Pigs in HPV vaccine Cervarix trials. This was only discovered after reading a document that was meant for 'Scientific Background and Informational Purposes only'

Damning article for GSK

Read more about Cervarix:



GSK - A Catalogue of Disasters!

Glaxo: "Promote More, Feel Better and Live a Life of Luxury"

Glaxo Goes Head-to-Head on HPV

Teenage Girls Sue Over GSK's Cancer Jab, Cervarix!

GlaxoSmithKline submits final study data to FDA for cervical cancer vaccine

HPV Vaccine Video on Youtube

Concerns over GSK's Cervarix vaccine

UP YOURS GLAXO!

Mindy Merck & Gail Glaxo Dilemma

LOLA'S LAND PROMOTING HPV VACCINE

GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix. Is Your Daughter Safe?

More debate on GSK's Cervarix

Cervical Cancer, Ofsted & GlaxoSmithKline

Is Cervarix and Gardasil Safe ? Humorous and very blunt answer.

Fid

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Rat Poison Chemical Found in Ingredient List For HPV Vaccine!

What do rat poison and the HPV vaccine have in common? The answer is a hazardous chemical known as sodium borate. Savvy readers may wonder what a toxin that is commonly used to kill rats is doing in the ingredient list for the HPV vaccine that is currently being pushed on girls as young as nine and is even being considered for men and boys. Unfortunately, the answer isn't very comforting, especially for new U.S. residents for whom the HPV injection containing sodium borate is now mandated.

FULL SHOCKING STORY HERE


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