Remember the story of Simone Davis whose attempt to become a U.S. citizen has been blocked because she hasn’t gotten the Gardasil vaccine? And now it turns out the vaccine really isn’t needed.

Not only will Gardasil  not significantly reduce the number of cervical cancer cases in this country, it is being given to young girls when there are no efficacy trials for those younger than 15.  What the hell?  Seriously, why are girls being used as guinea pigs…..as a matter of fact, Dr. Harper said giving this vaccine to girls under 15 is “is a great big public health experiment.”  Well, thanks a lot.  There have been 44 reported deaths due to the vaccine, and such side effects as Guilliane Barre, lupus, seizures, paralysis, blood clots, and brain inflammation.  Dr. Harper has said, “The rate of serious adverse events is greater than the incidence rate of cervical cancer.”

In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry had tried to order a Gardasil mandate in 2007, but was over- ruled by the state legislature.

Well, thank God the TX legislature had more sense than it’s governor.  Virginia and Washington, D.C. have instituted loose Gardasil requirements for sixth grade  girls.  I think there is a real danger in legislators and state governors who think they have the knowledge and expertise required to make such decisions.  Once again we find politicians inserting themselves into the medical decisions for females.  IF the vaccine were proved to be effective and appropriate then it would be up to one’s doctor to discuss the vaccine with girls and their parents, make recommendations after fully informing of the possible side effects.

Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial drugs will do little to reduce cervical cancer rates and, even though they’re being recommended for girls as young as nine, there have been no efficacy trials in children under the age of 15.

Dr. Harper, director of the Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group at the University of Missouri, made these remarks during an address at the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination which took place in Reston, Virginia on Oct. 2-4. Although her talk was intended to promote the vaccine, participants said they came away convinced the vaccine should not be received.

“I came away from the talk with the perception that the risk of adverse side effects is so much greater than the risk of cervical cancer, I couldn’t help but question why we need the vaccine at all,” said Joan Robinson, Assistant Editor at the Population Research Institute.

Dr. Harper began her remarks by explaining that 70 percent of all HPV infections resolve themselves without treatment within a year. Within two years, the number climbs to 90 percent. Of the remaining 10 percent of HPV infections, only half will develop into cervical cancer, which leaves little need for the vaccine.

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She went on to surprise the audience by stating that the incidence of cervical cancer in the U.S. is already so low that “even if we get the vaccine and continue PAP screening, we will not lower the rate of cervical cancer in the US.”

There will be no decrease in cervical cancer until at least 70 percent of the population is vaccinated, and even then, the decrease will be minimal.

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