California HPV Vaccine Law Signed

I found this story this morning while perusing the daily news.  I thought I would include it here because I have some readership that has shown a serious personal interest in this very topic.  California has passed a new law allowing girls as young as 12 years old to obtain the Gardasil vaccine without parental consent.  The bill also put into effect a law that will make it illegal for anyone under 18 to visit tanning beds.  I like to try and keep this blog as intellectual as possible, but I have to say, “Seriously?!”  Am I the only person who finds this whole thing to be a bit nuts?

There is some evidence that has come out suggesting that Merck, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the Gardasil vaccine, has greased a few palms in the California state legislature to make sure that this pill passed, according to Cal Watchdog.  You can view the article here.  Apparently, Merck made a few payouts into the election coffers of some of the reps.  Merck also made a $6,000 payout to Texas governor Rick Perry, who sponsored a similar bill in Texas that was later repealed.

There are a lot of issues here that are frightening to look at.  According to an article by Natural Society, between May 2009 and September 2010, Gardasil was linked to 3,589 adverse reactions, many of which were debilitating.  It has also been linked to 49 deaths.  Forty-nine deaths out of 15 million vaccinated since 2009 may not seem like a lot, but frankly, if you take into account the number of people who have had adverse reactions, the odds suddenly don’t look so good.  Personally, I wouldn’t want to take that chance on myself or someone I love, especially given the fact that cervical cancer accounts for about 1% of all cancer-related deaths in America today.

Natural Society has another article that explains in greater detail why this vaccine could be so dangerous.  Several of the vaccines from around the world – this is not an isolated incident – have been tested and discovered to be contaminated with HPV rDNA, which can remain in human cells for an unknown period of time and result in unknown consequences.  It is possible that the rDNA could cause mutations.

Of course, the Gardasil site that is provided by Merck makes no mention of these 49 deaths or 3,000+ cases of bad side effects.  There is an initial list of side effects that don’t sound too terrible, all told… Until you scroll down.  Then there’s a longer list of symptoms that you might experience after receiving the vaccination.  To me, that would indicate at least some knowledge of more extensive possible side effects.  Of course, this isn’t being made public.  You have to dig around a little bit for some of this information.

The CDC has information about Gardasil as well, and it reports that about 35 million individuals in the U.S. have now received the shot.  There have been 68 deaths among those who received the shot and more than 18,000 reports of adverse effects from those vaccinated.

There is a final article here from the Free Press, which published commentary from Dr. Diane Harper, who helped develop Cervarix, the GlaxoSmithKline version of Gardasil.  She admits that there is no evidence that these vaccines will prevent cervical cancer, given that the current vaccines only last 5-8.5 years.  She claims the vaccine would have to last at least 15 years for there to be a noticeable decrease in cervical cancer rates.  The only thing that the vaccination will decrease is your chances of having an irregular Pap result.  She also admits that the vaccine has been associated with Guillian-Barre Syndrome, which can be fatal.

If the essential admission here is that the vaccines are not effective, given that they only last for about five years, and Pap smears are more effective at preventing cervical cancer deaths, why in the world are we even thinking about giving this vaccine to our children?  The vaccines can result in blood clots (leg, arms, lungs, and heart), Guillian-Barre Syndrome, seizures, fainting, bleeding, changes in the menstrual cycle, joint pain, muscle pain, etc.  Why are we not simply continuing with yearly check-ups as a method of preventing advanced stages of cancer?  It seems as though this vaccine is being marketed as something that can prevent the transmission of STDs, and that is simply not the case.

It seems like a serious misjudgment on the part of a state government to allow 12-year-old children to get the vaccine without the parents’ permission.  Young children – and 12-year-olds are children, regardless of what anyone else thinks – are impressionable and often quite trusting.  We are trained by society to always believe the professional opinion of doctors and scientists.  But what if what they are telling us really isn’t in our best interests, but rather in the best interests of their wallets?  There is no proof that this vaccine is effective.  There is, however, a lot of proof that it causes serious side effects and even death.  Our children need to be educated about these so-called medicines from an early age.  If they are going to be allowed to make the decision for themselves, it’s our job to make sure that it’s an informed decision.

I have done a bit of research on vaccination generally, and it seems hard to find conclusive evidence that any vaccine is directly responsible for preventing illnesses.  That said, I think it’s going to require more research on my part before I make any posts about it here.  Until then, I am happy to recommend against this particular vaccine.  Gardasil and vaccines like it are doing more harm than good.  Big Pharma isn’t going to tell us the truth: it’s all about the Benjamins.  They do not have our best interests at heart, and it is up to us to do our research and make informed decisions before we put anything into our bodies.

Update:

I just ran across another bit of information which was compiled by a German homeopathic physician named Andreas Bachmair.  It follows several thousand children, vaccinated and unvaccinated.  The study has shown overwhelmingly in all categories that the unvaccinated children are healthier than those who received the vaccines.  Take a look.  This is pretty compelling stuff.