Judicial Watch has announced that it has obtained records from the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) documenting 28 deaths in 2008 associated with Gardasil, the vaccine for human papillomavirus ( HPV ), up from 19 deaths in 2007. The total number of Gardasil-related deaths is 47 since the vaccine was approved in 2006. Overall, the FDA documented 6,723 possible adverse events related to Gardasil in 2008, of which 1,061 were considered serious, and 142 considered life threatening.

The FDA VAERS reports show that since last June, 235 cases detailed permanent disability. There were also 29 new cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome, and 147 cases of spontaneous abortions, when the vaccine was given to pregnant women.

Of the 47 reported deaths, 41 occurred within a month of receiving the vaccine and of those 17 were within two weeks or receiving the vaccine. In most of the deaths the cause is still unknown.

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System ( VAERS ) is a vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ).
The purpose of VAERS is to detect possible signals of adverse events associated with vaccines. VAERS collects and analyzes information from reports of adverse events ( possible side effects ) that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.

Source: Judicial Watch, 2009

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