Friday, June 27, 2014

UK: Monday, 16th June 2014: UK: Parliamentary Meeting With Families Of Girls Injured By HPV Vaccines




  



UK: Monday, 16th June 2014:  A meeting was held with the Shadow Minister for Public Health, Luciana Berger MP and with other politicians to give families of girls injured by HPV vaccines the opportunity to share their experiences and for their voices to be heard.  We appreciate the time given to us by the Minister and the Press Release on behalf of the families is a record of what was presented on the day.

All these families ask for is to be respected, to be listened to and, most importantly, to be believed. There are only so many times you can say that this is a coincidence.

Monday, 16 June 2014: We would like to thank Luciana Berger, MP Shadow Minister for Public Health, her Parliamentary Assistant Kat Thompson, The Countess of Mar from the House of Lords, Pat McFadden, MP, Joe Benton, MP, Mary Creagh, MP and Tom Fieldhouse, researcher in the office of Oliver Letwin, MP for taking the time to meet the parents and girls who had an adverse reaction to the HPV vaccines.

From the presentations given we would like to highlight a few very disturbing points which we hope Ms Berger will take on board and ask relevant questions. The points made are not unique to this group of families from the United Kingdom. They are the same for many families around the world.

§  Serious loss of education and the opportunity to interact with their peers socially;

§  Young girls’ mental health being questioned without justification; psychiatric care being promoted time and time again;


§  Threatening behaviour towards families by health care officials;

§  Families being accused of fabricating their daughters’ illnesses;

§  Inadequate duty of care from health care officials;

§  Lack of knowledge by medical doctors and consultants on how to recognize and treat the vaccine injured;

§  Medical doctors who believe illnesses were caused by the HPV vaccines but are too afraid to speak out.

This sadly is how it is in the UK at the present time. A very important point was made below, ‘these are real people in real situations and it does not matter whether it is a Conservative or Labour government, as politicians you are elected to speak on our behalf and work on our behalf at all times.’ 

All these families ask for is to be respected, to be listened to and, most importantly, to be believed.

The undernoted presentations were given by girls who were injured by an HPV vaccine and parents speaking on behalf of their daughters.

Julie Jones, Mother Of Stacey Jones, Bilston, Midlands:


My daughter Stacey had her first Cervarix vaccine on 15th November 2008, aged 17, and we noticed that her mood changed following this vaccination. After the second jab in January her aggressive behaviour was more noticeable and then after her third vaccination in May 2009 she became very disorientated which increased in intensity, couldn’t sleep and that was followed by partial seizures which then developed into full blown seizures.
There were many serious faults here with the NHS, not treating our daughter correctly, sending her to a psychiatric hospital which could not help her but thankfully they recognised her illness was a medical illness and she was sent home.

New Cross Hospital at that time let us down badly and that was when I made contact with my MP, Pat McFadden. Pat gave my family a lot of support for which we are very grateful.  Over a period of time Stacey was allocated a place at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust – Stacey spent 12 weeks there relearning simple tasks and she was also assigned a neurologist from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

Stacey was officially diagnosed with Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis – an autoimmune form of encephalitis – NOT VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS. According to NHS Choices, in ‘rare’ cases this condition has followed vaccination.  It is strange then that at the same time a young girl called Paige Brennan also from the Midlands was vaccinated with Cervarix and was also diagnosed with the same autoimmune condition as Stacey – not so rare after all.

Now after five years of great improvement in Stacey’s health and being able to go to University, we are devastated that she has had a re-occurrence of this autoimmune form of encephalitis – Stacey was admitted to hospital where she received the best of treatment which was so much better than the last time – I can report she has just been allowed to go home with further rehabilitation to take place.  What does the future hold for our daughter – according to the MHRA there are no serious adverse reactions to the Cervarix vaccine – well that is not the case.

Ashleigh Cave, Liverpool:


My name is Ashleigh Cave and I received the HPV Cervarix injection in October 2008 when I was twelve years old. Within an hour of having the injection I had extremely bad headaches. I was going for a routine doctor’s appointment and the doctor said I was suffering from possible side effects of the vaccine and that I should start to feel better in the next forty eight hours. Only I never and over the course of the next week I suffered from severe flu like symptoms and I had no energy to stay awake.

My legs became so weak that I was admitted to hospital as I couldn’t walk or move my legs. I suffered with excruciating pain and was put on a concoction of eight different painkillers. I had tests, scans and x-rays yet they all came back inconclusive. At this point, the doctors didn’t know what was wrong and came to the conclusion that my health issues were psychosomatic. I had to have a full psychiatric assessment which came back in my favour that my health problems were not in my head. So their next move then was to try and blame my mum. They got social services involved and we were threatened that I would be taken into care if my mum did not stop speaking to the press. All in all I was in Alder Hey Children’s hospital for twelve months where I had intensive Physio and Hydrotherapy sessions daily.

I can now walk, however I am limited as I have never fully regained the strength back in my legs. I had health problems before I had the injection, such as Noonan syndrome, pulmonary stenosis, bronchomalacia, bladder problems and chronic asthma. Since I had the injection, everything I previously suffered with was intensified. I have had three surgical procedures to try and help my bladder so I do not have to rely on self-catheterising and administering treatment weekly and I am constantly picking up every cold that is going meaning I am quite frequently in hospital as it affects my chest.

Every girl who has had a reaction has had different health backgrounds, some having previous medical problems and some having a clean bill of health. Some girls have been affected in different ways ranging from paralysis, to having seizures daily but the one thing we all have in common is the fact we have all received this injection. The past five and a half years have been horrendous for me and my mum but what makes it worse is the fact that girls are still having this injection and are still being damaged.

How many more girls have to go through this before someone will take notice and listen?  How many more families have to be blamed before being offered support and finally how many more lives have to be turned upside down before we get the recognition and medical help we need for what we are going through? 

Emily Ryalls, Ossett, W. Yorkshire:


Hello, my name is Emily. I’m 16 years old and have just completed my GCSE year in high school.

 I’d like to thank you for this opportunity to share my experience of the HPV vaccination as well as being able to speak on behalf of other girls. I’m incredibly nervous, as you can probably tell, but so grateful for you taking the time to listen to me today.

I had the HPV vaccination 3½ years ago. I became ill after the first jab, the 2nd jab worsened my condition and after the third jab the visits to A&E started. At first I had complete faith in doctors. Then I was labelled with ME/CFS and I realized this meant that doctors didn’t know what to do with me.

I was so ill, I was missing lots of school, missing my friends and the only treatment given was to see a psychologist. My pediatrician wanted me under the care of a psychiatrist. Every doctor I saw refused to consider vaccine damage and none of them reported it.

After 2 years and a lot of research, we found a specialist who confirmed I had POTS – Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, which is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Everything that the body should do automatically doesn’t work properly for me, especially when I’m sitting or standing up. It affects every part of my body – eyesight, heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, digestion and especially cognitive problems, which I hate the most because I often feel humiliated in school and it’s affected my education so much.

I’m finally under a neurologist who is trying to help me and who has confirmed my POTS is a result of vaccination.

The only thing that has got me through the last 3 years has been the support of my mum and family and having such a great group of friends. I can’t begin to imagine how hard it is for the girls who don’t have this support.

Although as a group, we all have different stories; we all share the HPV vaccination as the trigger. The question is how many more girls have to go through this before something is done?

Thank you.

Brianna Price, Newport Pagnell:


I’m Brianna, and I’m 15 years old. I had my first and only dose of Cervarix in September 2011, when I was 12 years old. I then experienced my first symptoms 3 weeks after in October, when I’d just turned 13. I went to my GP and had a wide range of tests done but they all came back negative. 6 months later I was diagnosed with CFS/ME by a Great Ormond Street consultant.

Before the jab I’d represented my school in athletics and won them medals, been dancing since I was 2 – I’ve now had to stop this, performed at the Royal Albert Hall and even done some TV work in a BBC drama series.
In the beginning of being ill I was bullied at school. I had people laughing at me, saying I was faking, and even hurtful comments like ‘why aren’t you dead yet?’  I’ve lost all of my friends but one friend because I wasn’t in school and I couldn’t go out with them so now I’m just not invited anymore. It has taken 2 ½ years to get me from 0% attendance to 30% in school, with me doing 12 hours a week maximum.

I have 6 monthly pediatrics and Great Ormond Street check-ups and monthly psychology and physiotherapy sessions. (I got discharged from CAMHS because it wasn’t helping). I have to take tablets to sleep. If I don’t take the tablets I don’t sleep at all that night. I also have chronic back pain which I’m on medication for and when it’s at its worst I can’t breathe properly because of it.

Since then I have also been diagnosed with Raynaud’s, hyper mobility and postural hypertension.

My mum thought it was the best idea to allow me to get the vaccine, but if we knew then what we know now about it, I would never have had it.
When we first saw the Great Ormond Street consultant we asked him did he think the vaccine had caused my illness. He replied, “All I can say is I’m treating a lot more girls following the vaccine.” 

Presentation With Reference To The Autoimmune Condition Alopecia:


(For the sake of her daughter, mum is not sharing her name – but she presented in full to the Shadow Minister)

My daughter is 13- the youngest of our 3 children. She has 2 older brothers aged 18 and 21. We are a very close knit, fun loving, happy family and all 3 children are extremely close.

Sport and particularly swimming is in the family, the lads have won medals at national level and my daughter has club records.  She also has a gold medal for gymnastics and trampolining. She used to play water polo for fun.

She had her 3 Gardasil HPV immunizations, for genital warts, in October 2012 then January and April 2013. On each occasion she had a significant reaction and with hindsight we wouldn’t have let her have number 2 and 3 but we can’t turn back the clock now! She was lethargic, had muscle fatigue, lost her appetite, stopped her beloved sport and had time off school (unheard of) and her periods stopped. In April 2013 following her 3rd jab her hair started falling out in clumps, she lost her eyebrows, lashes and by the summer of 2013 she was totally bald.

I want to share with you the medical professions reaction as I believe this helps mask the bigger HPV picture…

One Dr said and I quote, “These things happen and Jemma needs to move on…”

Another, “This is quite common around the 12/13 year age group”…not surprising in my mind since this is when the immunisation is given.

When confronted with the possible link, the doctor was extremely dismissive and didn’t offer the opportunity of yellow carding the vaccination (which I believed was meant to be a procedure carried out post thalidomide).  I did this under my own steam and told him retrospectively what I had done. I was not popular for taking this course of action.

This may be why the recorded numbers of side effects are quite low…..you have to be proactive….

Friends who are GPs have said off the record that Gardasil was and is the cause of her ill health; but for fear of the backlash are not prepared to put their heads above the parapet.

In summary, she no longer does any sport, her school attendance is poor due to total lack of energy, and she sleeps 14+ hours a day and her periods have still not started. Her lack of hair has turned her from a fun loving outgoing and positive person into a self-conscious and reclusive child.
We have explored every avenue for antidotes and suggested courses of action but this has been done with no backing from the very people who should be there to support us.

Clare Ramagge, Reigate, Surrey:


In 2009, Dr Jawad pediatrics consultant, demanded why I had allowed my daughter to have the third Cervarix vaccination? We were advised that he had previously highlighted the link between the vaccination and side effects of arthralgia and he verified this concern to Crispin Blunt MP for Reigate.  Mr Blunt successfully secured a debate in Parliament to highlight the fact that formally fit healthy young girls were experiencing a number of severe adverse reactions.  He highlighted the fact that there was a lack of a robust compensation scheme or mandatory warning system to report such adverse reactions and he questioned the suitability of school as an environment in which to vaccinate children.

In Rebecca’s case, when standard treatment did not cure her, concerned pediatricians brought in multi-disciplinary teams. As described by Dr Leonard Jason, social psychologist, “As a group otherwise caring professionals can commit acts of cruelty that they would not be capable of as individuals.”

We were threatened with legal action if we did not agree to her being sent to a lock up psychiatric unit for eating disorders even though she did not have an eating disorder. They tried to put different labels on her but never diagnosed a psychiatric problem and tried to Section her. After 16 months, a new social worker to Rebecca’s case, with the advice of Dr Nigel Speight, Lady Mar and a solicitor secured Rebecca’s discharge from the unit. Rebecca is still very poorly but being cared for at home by her family, GP, Nurses, nutritionist and a consultant lead. This consultant, an immunologist who also specializes in ME/CFS, explained to the GP that it is likely that it was the Aluminum in the vaccine that triggered Rebecca’s very severe ME.

On all of Rebecca’s notes there is reference to her deterioration starting straight after the first vaccination. 2 consultants have made reference to the vaccine, one to query why she had been allowed to follow through with it and the other to point out the link with Aluminum being the trigger. Rebecca will never get back the 6 years she has lost as a consequence of having this vaccine and we as a family will never recover from the treatment we have received from some of the so called professionals involved in this case. Rebecca remains positive and hopeful of a recovery but like all the other girls affected, she deserves to have recognition as to the vaccine being the cause, she deserves better treatment and better support.

Points Raised By Steve Hinks, Carol Green And John Ramagge:

Steve Hinks:


Before the meeting with Luciana Berger, MP, Shadow Minister for Health we held a pre-meeting with other political representatives.  During the discussions we were advised that our daughters are what are known widely as ‘vaccine collateral damage’ i.e. unintended casualties.  We were grateful for this open and honest comment which is certainly not typical of the Department of Health and National Health Service because most of the families have been told many times, and in writing, that this vaccine is safe and the many side-effects reported are not attributable to the vaccine.

In fact many families are blamed for causing the unexpected and inexplicable illnesses and investigated for Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII, previously known as Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy). Not content with turning the blame on parents many NHS health professionals have told blatant lies to FII investigators which can be proven by their own material evidence obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
We were also advised to sum up our expectations in a maximum of just two points for maximum effect, rather than a long list.

§  Point 1: The DoH and NHS must share the truth and facts related to the HPV vaccine and investigate the unexplained illnesses rather than blame the parents. These investigations should be coordinated at national level. We have many examples of statements in writing from Health Directors and Consultants that this vaccine is safe and not the cause of the adverse reactions, yet the number of Yellow Card reports to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is 10 – 100 times more than for the other common vaccines. Statistics obtained from the MHRA under the FOIA were presented to Ms Berger. In 5 years the number of reported reactions to HPV vaccine is 16,726 of which 2,661 are considered serious, including four deaths.  Parents also highlighted that they had been discouraged from raising Yellow Cards.

§  Point 2: Collateral damage arises in different quantities – it can be small or large and those agencies involved in collateral damage usually at least take preventive action to reduce and minimize it. Given the data reported to the MHRA it is evident that the quantity of reactions reported by Yellow Card are significantly more than for any other vaccine and therefore the use of this vaccine must be stopped until it can be proven to be ‘reasonably’ safe. It must be remembered that this vaccine is expected to reduce incidence of cervical cancer but so far there is no evidence that it will and, since it is accepted that it is not effective against over 15 types of HPV which can cause cervical cancer, the Smear Test will always have to be in place, irrespective of immunization. This test is safe, extremely efficient and cost effective.

Carol Green, Mother Of Injured Young Woman Katie:


For the Minister to consider that a consultation by the NHS and government should be a top priority in order to review guidelines when a child presents at hospital or GP surgery with a possible adverse reaction to a vaccination.  If this was to become a reality, rather than being dismissive, there would be a set of clear procedures for physicians and doctors to follow to establish whether the vaccine was the likely cause or not. 

Then appropriate treatment and support (both emotional and financial) can be given to the children and their families so that they would not have to endure what so many families have gone through since the HPV vaccination programme was introduced in the UK in 2008.

As the HPV programme had been promoted and underwritten by the government, they are responsible for ensuring these children receive adequate recognition and compensation if the vaccine is considered to be the cause of their injuries.

John Ramagge:


John pointed out to the Minister that his MP, Crispin Blunt had introduced his daughter’s case to parliament in May 2009 and at that time Labour was in government.  This had followed the Minister’s claim that as she was not in government at the present time, there was little that she could do.  In 2009, the very questions and points raised by Crispin were belittled by Dawn Primarolo but John wished to make the Minister realise that although she is in shadow government at the moment, as a politician she and her colleagues need to take this matter seriously.  These are real people in real situations and it does not matter whether it is a Conservative or Labour government, as politicians you are elected to speak on our behalf and work on our behalf at all times.

All that families ask is to be respected, to be listened to and, most importantly, to be believed.

As one politician recently said, ‘There are only so many times you can say that this is a coincidence’.  He is right.

We do hope now that similar meetings for families with injured girls can be arranged with Jane Ellison, Minister for Public Health.  This would give the families the opportunity to share their experiences also with the Government Health Team.  The Shadow Health Team treated our families with great courtesy and with compassion and it would be excellent if both Health Teams could discuss this issue amongst themselves as this is a national issue and one to be taken seriously.

Former Merck Doctor Predicts Gardasil Will Become 'Greatest Medical Scandal Of All Time'
Sunday, April 27, 2014 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
Tags: Gardasil vaccine, medical scandal, Merck
(NaturalNews) A top physician who used to work for drug giant Merck & Co., creator of the Gardasil vaccine for cervical cancer, has made some groundbreaking public admissions about the dangers and ineffectiveness of this controversial jab. During a recent interview with the French magazinePrincipes de Sante, Dr. Bernard Dalbergue confessed that Gardasil is a worthless vaccine that not only fails to protect against cervical cancer but also puts individuals at risk of paralysis, encephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and a host of other debilitating ailments.

Suggesting that Gardasil will eventually become recognized as "the greatest medical scandal of all time," Dr. Dalbergue railed against its approval and continued use, claiming that "everyone" involved with it knows that it's completely worthless. Dr. Dalbergue also brought up another researcher by the name of Dr. Diane Harper who was involved with both Gardasail and Cervarix, the two approved vaccines for the human papillomavirus (HPV). As we we previously reported, Dr. Harper had previously blown the whistle on the dangers and ineffectiveness of these widely pushed vaccines.

"The full extent of the Gardasil scandal needs to be assessed," reads an English translation of the interview, which was originally published in French. "[E]veryone knew when this vaccine was released on the American market that it would prove to be worthless! ... In addition, decision-makers at all levels are aware of it!"

Vaccine industry, government know Gardasil is dangerous and ineffective

According to Dr. Dalbergue, industry insiders are fully aware of the fact that Gardasil can cause permanent, life-threatening damage to the central nervous system. They know that the vaccine can leave patients unable to walk, for instance, or function normally without extreme fatigue or pain. They also know that Gardasil does nothing to protect people from cervical cancer, the disease for which it is pushed aggressively on young people, both male and female.

"I predict that Gardasil will become the greatest medical scandal of all times because at some point in time, the evidence will add up to prove that this vaccine, technical and scientific feat that it may be, has absolutely no effect on cervical cancer," he stated. "[A]ll the very many adverse effects which destroy lives and even kill, serve no other purpose than to generate profit for the manufacturers."

America: A Cesspool Of Pharmaceutical And Vaccine Corruption


Bringing such information to light represents a threat not only to Dr. Dalbergue's personal career, but also the careers of his former colleagues, many of whom are fully aware of all this but are likely fearful of going public with it. And for good reason, as American investigative journalist Katie Couric, who recently aired a segment discussing the adverse events associated with Gardasil, was targeted and essentially threatened into issuing a public apology for it.

Perhaps this is why Dr. Dalbergue chose to speak his mind to the French media rather than the American media. As you may already know, pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturers have free reign in the U.S. to sell all the dangerous medicines they want to without repercussions, thanks to corrupt laws that protect them from being sued.

"U.S. law prevents anyone from suing Merck or any other vaccine manufacturer as the U.S. Congress gave them total immunity from civil lawsuits in 1986, and that legal protection which gives them a free pass to put as many vaccines into the market as they want to, was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2011," explains Health Impact News.

"In addition, the National Institute of Health receives royalties from the sales of Gardasil. So don't expect objective, true information from the U.S. mainstream media, or your U.S. doctor."

Dr. Dalbergue's full interview in French can be accessed here as a PDF document:


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Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Gardasil Issue: In France You Get A Court Hearing; In The USA You Get Garbage and An FDA Run- Around. See Why!






The Gardasil Issue: In France You Get A Court Hearing; In The USA You Get Garbage and An FDA Run- Around. 
See Why!

France: Aluminum Adjuvants and HPV Vaccines Up for Debate 

Paris, France: The use of aluminum adjuvants and HPV vaccines’ benefit versus risk profile will be under intense scrutiny and open scientific debate on May 22, 2014. Stakeholders from both sides of the vaccine debate will have an opportunity to present their case to members of the French Parliament, French Senate, health authorities, medical professionals and the public due to massive efforts on the part of E3M, a non-governmental organization of patients with MMF (macrophagic myofasciitis), and OPECST, Parliamentary Office for Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices.

Obviously, the French government cares enough about the health and well-being of their citizens to listen to both sides of the vaccine debate – the very same ‘debate’ that government health officials in other countries claim doesn’t exist.

French government officials are willing to listen to the victims of adverse events after vaccination. They are willing to listen to scientists and medical professionals who have been conducting research to find out why some people are prone to experiencing adverse reactions after vaccination.

Not only is the French government willing to listen to the survivors of vaccine injury and scientists; they are willing to facilitate open debates with the press in attendance…

France: Permanent Injury Attributed to Gardasil

By Norma Erickson

Bordeaux: On September 18, 2013, Judge Patrick Mairé handed down a decision stating Gardasil was 50% responsible for the permanent injury of a French teenager who had received two injections of the HPV vaccine. The other 50% was attributed to a genetic pre-disposition for autoimmune disorders. Judge Mairé presides over lawsuits filed with a regional branch of the CRCI in France, which is the equivalent of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) court in the United States.


Gardasil changed my life

Marie –Océane’s parents, Jean-Jacques and Yveline Bourguignon, have granted permission for their daughter’s story to be published hoping they can help make people aware of the potential risks involved with HPV vaccinations. They do not want anyone else to go through what they have experienced without knowing of the possibility in advance.

In 2010, Marie-Océane Bourguignon, age 15, received two injections of Gardasil® the first on October 11th and the second on December 13th. Two weeks after the first injection, she experienced sensory and motor problems in the upper limbs, lasting approximately two weeks before spontaneously and gradually regressing.

Three months after the second injection, on the 13th of March 2011, Mlle. Bourguignon was hospitalized at Centre Hospitalier de Dax for deterioration in her general health, cerebral-vestibular disturbances and sensory-motor impairment (ataxia, vertigo). On March 15, 2011, an MRI of her brain revealed lesions in the white matter.

The initial diagnosis was that she was suffering from either multiple sclerosis or acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). After multiple subsequent hospitalizations, it was determined that Marie  had developed multiple sclerosis, a chronic, typically progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, whose symptoms may include numbness, impairment of speech and of muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue. Marie-Océane will live with this condition for the rest of her life.

Consequently, her parents filed for compensation on her behalf with CRCI, Regional Medical Injury Arbitration and Compensation Tribunal in Bordeaux on January 28, 2012. The decision was handed down on September 18, 2013.

The decision handed down by Judge Mairé was kindly translated into English by Helen Kimball-Brooke and is printed below in its entirety. The Bourguignon family had been successful. They could have accepted the compensation award from the French vaccine compensation program and gone on to live their lives.

But this family knew they were not the only ones to have had their lives turned upside down after using the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. They knew that the decision by CRCI would not be widely publicized in order to warn other families about the potential risks involved with the use of HPV vaccines.

Consequently, they decided to turn down the award and take their case to a traditional criminal court where the outcome of the adjudication could be made public. They decided that a just decision for their family was simply not good enough. They wanted justice for all victims of adverse events after Gardasil. They wanted to have the opportunity to warn others about the potential risks involved with consenting to the use of HPV vaccines. They wanted the opportunity to let the public be aware of the fact that HPV vaccines can be quite dangerous for some individuals.

The Decision Handed Down by the French Vaccine Injury Court:


CRCI
REGIONAL MEDICAL INJURY
ARBITRATION AND COMPENSATION
TRIBUNAL 
NOTICE
(Article L.1142-8 of the French Public Health Code)
Case:   Marie-Océane Bourguignon
File Number:  12.033.C.000071

THE AQUITAINE REGION MEDICAL INJURY, IATROGENIC AILMENT AND NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION ARBITRATION AND COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL, HELD IN BORDEAUX ON THE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2013 AND FORMED TO REACH AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

§  Considering the French public health code, articles L. 1142-1 to L. 1142-24, D. 1142-1 to D. 1142-3 and R. 1142-13 to R. 1142-18 in particular; modified French Law no. 2002-303 of the 4th March 2002, regarding patients’ rights and the quality of the health system; also considering the French Order of the 4th March 2003 regarding the documentary evidence to be included in a compensation request lodged with a regional medical injury, iatrogenic ailment and nosocomial infection arbitration and compensation tribunal,

§  Considering the compensation request lodged with the secretariat of the Tribunal on the 28th of January 2012 and deemed to be complete the same day, by Mr. Jean-Jacques Bourguignon and Mrs. Yveline Bourguignon, née Cazaux, acting as the legal representatives for their daughter Marie-Océane Bourguignon, born on the 10th of June 1995, a claim then renewed on the 26th of July 2013 in the names of Mme. Marie-Océane Bourguignon and as indirect victims, Mr. and Mrs. Bourguignon, who are hereby suing:

-        Dr. Fabienne Chatelet
-        SNC Sanofi-Pasteur MSD, 8 rue Jonas Salk, 69007, Lyon 07, insured by Marsh S.A.

§  Considering the various items of evidence included in the file,
§  Considering that Dr. François Rouanet, neurologist, and Dr. Larbi Benali, medical examiner, specialist in compensation for injury, had been appointed by the presiding judge as co-examiners on the 31st of May 2012,
§  Considering the medical examination report submitted on the 26th of June 2013,
§  Considering the statement submitted by Attorney Coubris on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Bourguignon,
§  Considering the statement submitted by Attorney Annie Berland on behalf of Dr. Chatelet,
§  Considering the statement submitted by Attorney Cécile Derycke on behalf of Sanofi-Pasteur,

Considering the following which was presented during the hearing
The case presentation report by Judge Patrick Mairé, presiding judge, the reports by Drs. Rouanet and Benali, along with the observations made by Attorney Coubris representing Mlle. Océane Bourguignon and her parents, Attorney Annie Berland representing Dr. Chatelet and Attorney Cécile Derycke representing Sanofi-Pasteur.
The tribunal pronounced on:


1.     The circumstances

In 2010, Marie-Océane Bourguignon, age 15 at the time, received two injections of Gardasil ®, a vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer, the first on the 11th of October and the second on the 13th of December that year.  The vaccines were administered by her regular doctor, Dr. Fabienne Chatelet.

Two weeks after the first injection, she experienced sensory and motor problems in the upper limbs, lasting approximately two weeks before spontaneously and gradually regressing.

Three months after the second injection, on the 13th of March 2011, Mlle. Bourguignon was hospitalized at Centre Hospitalier de Dax, the main hospital in Dax, France, for deterioration in her general health, cerebral-vestibular disturbances and sensory-motor impairment (ataxia, vertigo).
She was successfully treated with steroids.

An MRI of the brain was performed on the 15th of March 2011 and revealed lesions in the white matter.

The initial diagnosis was that she was suffering from either multiple sclerosis or acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).

Mlle. Bourguignon was later hospitalized on several occasions for the same cerebral-vestibular episodes and progressive flare-ups of inflammation until multiple sclerosis was finally diagnosed after she responded well to treatment with Tysabri ®.

On the day of the medical examination, Mlle. Bourguignon had not recovered her health due to the progressive nature of her pathology.

Mlle. Bourguignon does not display any neurological deficiency or functional disability but she is unable to walk more than 1 km.  She takes mild analgesics for headaches and abdominal pains.  She complains that she has difficulty concentrating and suffers from vertigo.

She feels that Sanofi Pasteur MSD should compensate her for the injury sustained which she attributes to the two injections of Gardasil ® she received.

2.  On the Jurisdiction: 

Considering that Mlle. Bourguignon’s illness restricts her to life-long clinical and radiological supervision as well as a constant feeling of anxiety regarding the expected course of her disease, it is clear that Mlle. Bourguignon experiences particularly serious deterioration in her quality of life, including financial problems, and this justifies the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

3.  On the Substance: 

3.1. Responsibility of Dr. Chatelet

It is clear from the two medical examination reports and the information which the examiners provided to the tribunal that before administering the second injection, Dr. Chatelet performed a full clinical examination of Mlle. Bourguignon and did not observe any residual neurological disorder from the reaction which occurred immediately after the first injection.  She could legitimately have attributed these sensory and motor disorders to an epicondylitis, particularly since the vaccine package insert did not include any mention of the type of reaction her patient had displayed.

There are therefore no grounds for claiming that she is responsible for any fault especially as the plaintiff does not reproach her for anything.

3.2.  Responsibility of Sanofi-Pasteur

The two medical examiners were unable to agree on the diagnosis of the first inflammatory episode so they submitted their reports separately.  Dr. Rouanet felt that it was not possible to specify with certainty whether the first episode could be attributed to a flare-up of multiple sclerosis or to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).  Dr. Benali on the other hand felt that the first episode was a kind of pediatric ADEM.  Aside from the failure to agree on this point, which had no medical or legal impact on the case, the two medical examiners did agree on the fact that this first episode represented the beginning of a vaccine-induced neurological demyelinating inflammatory cascade.

They both concluded categorically that the neurological disorders presented by Mlle Bourguignon had been triggered by the immune decompensation of an unknown prior condition, a decompensation secondary to the vaccination process which led to the initial vaccine-induced acute demyelination, the prodromal physio-pathological substrate for a secondary multiple sclerosis, which is the currently accepted diagnosis.

The medical examiners were unable to establish a direct causal link with GARDASIL ®, stating “that there are no scientific grounds to incriminate GARDASIL ® as the only causal factor for the demyelinating inflammatory pathologies of the central nervous system.

They did however feel that “the vaccine-induced demyelinating inflammatory cascade from which the plaintiff suffers presents all the objective characteristics of medical and legal imputability.

They concluded, after completing a conscientious examination of all the items in the file and substantiating their observations with information from scientific literature, that there is a definite causal link between the first injection of the vaccine and the onset of an acute inflammatory reaction in the central nervous system which then later, after the second injection, led to decompensation of a latent immune process.

They felt that total imputability of the observed damage to the vaccination could be assessed at 50%.

It was not up to the Tribunal to make a general pronouncement on whether the vaccine was defective since a discussion of the public health benefits and risks of the vaccine in question was not on the agenda but it was however expected to determine whether, given the defective nature of the doses administered, the facts before it represented serious, specific and corroborating evidence regarding both Mlle Bourguignon’s personal situation and the specific circumstances (French 

Court of Appeal, 1st civil, 10 July 2013.  Appeal # 12-21314).

In the case in point, the medical examiners had observed that Mlle Bourguignon presented with a family history of genetic vulnerability making her susceptible to the potential onset of a dysfunctional immune demyelination of the central nervous system.

Her sensory and motor disorders were triggered two weeks after the first injection and then regressed.  Later, two months after the second injection, a cerebral-vestibular syndrome and a sensory-motor condition appeared.
According to the medical examiners, given the substrate of the central nervous system, the vaccination as an immunity stimulator played a role in the onset of the dysfunctional immune and inflammatory cascade. 

Stimulation of the immune system by the antigens in vaccines can indeed trigger an autoimmune pathology when there is a genetic predisposition against a particular hormonal and environmental background.

What stands out from the two reports therefore is that there is specific and corroborating serious evidence based not only on chronological sequence but also on factors specific to Mlle Bourguignon.  This is sufficient to establish the link between the two injections of Gardasil which Mlle. Bourguignon received and the onset of her multiple sclerosis.

The patient was not informed of the possibility of such a risk and was therefore not granted the safety she could lawfully have expected.  The vaccine package insert does not mention the risk of central nervous system inflammation while this risk has been scientifically established by medical experts and was known at the time of vaccine authorization.  This is an unusual risk inherent in the vaccination act itself, which does not always result in multiple sclerosis but in the case in point, the risk was real, and due to a predisposition, multiple sclerosis was triggered.

The manufacturer is therefore deemed responsible as per articles 1386-1 and 1386-4 of the French Civil Code.

Sanofi Pasteur MSD’s insurance company must therefore make an offer of compensation for the injury caused.

4.  The Injury: 

Mlle. Bourguignon has not recovered her health.

The injury, with the exception of her two-year absence from school, was totally and properly assessed as is by the medical examiners.  The examiners formally excluded any temporary aesthetic injury.

According to the examiners, 50% of the injury sustained was due to a pre-existing condition.

Judgment:

 

Article 1: Sanofi-Pasteur MSD’s insurance company, Marsh S.A. must make Mlle. Bourguignon an offer of compensation amounting to 50% of her claims as specified below:

- Temporary Total Functional Disability: 73 days from 13th March to 2nd September 2011, dates as specified by the medical examiners.

- Temporary Partial Functional Disability:

§  Category IV: 41 days from the 22nd March to the 1st April 2011, then later from the 9th April 2011 to the 8th May 2011.
§  Category III: 10 days from the 27th May to the 5th June 2011
§  Category II: 62 days from the 1st March to the 18th August 2011, then later from the 3rd September 2011 to the 30th October 2012 which was the day of the medical examination.

- Assistance of an Unskilled Third Party Assistant (her mother):

§  3 hours per day during the periods of category IV temporary functional disability,
§  2 hours per day during the periods of category III temporary functional disability,
§  1 hour per day during the periods of category II temporary functional disability.

- Permanent Functional Disability at the minimum rate of 5%
- Absence from School: loss of two academic years
- Suffering experienced: assessed at the minimum rate of 4/7

Article 2:  If Mlle. Marie-Océane Bourguignon does not receive an offer within four months from receipt of this notice, it will be her responsibility to request ONIAM (Office National d’Indemnisation des Accidents Médicaux, the French National Medical Injury Compensation Authority) to come up with an alternative offer.

Article 3:  This notice will be sent to all interested parties, to ONIAM and to the lawyers and insurance companies concerned, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

A copy will be sent to Mlle. Marie-Océane Bourguignon’s medical team within her local Social Security unit.

Presiding Judge
Patrick Mairé

(A special thanks from the SaneVax Team to Helen Kimball-Brooke for providing the translation of this document.)

Declare a moratorium on the generalization of the vaccine Gardasil 
Petition
My name is Marie-Ocean Bourguignon and I'm 18. I wish I could live like other girls my age, but the Gardasil vaccine has filled my life with suffering.

At the age of 15, I received two injections of the prescribed against cancer cervical vaccine. Following vaccination, I suffer an attack the central nervous system that handicaps me in everyday life because of fatigue, joint pain and impaired concentration.
 This is really problematic for my studies. I often miss my course because of these side effects.
 I do not live the life of a young girl that I should have. Outputs with friends during the day or evening, it's over, I'm exhausted. 
 The trips to the beach I love so much (I live near the sea, in the Landes region), it's over: I can not stand the heat and sun. I am a student and I want to work, doing summer jobs, it is not possible for me given my condition.
 Aluminum salts contained in the vaccine Gardasil to be involved in what happens to me.  And as everywhere in France, complaints are increasing against the vaccine , as more and more doctors are skeptical of its usefulness, that the health authorities recognize that generalization is effective smear to screen for cervical cancer,  but the government wants to extend this vaccination to all girls!

It is urgent that the Gardasil not new victims. With the support of associations E3M, REVAHB, CNMSE Amalyste and so I launched this petition to call the Minister of Social Affairs Marisol Touraine to declare a moratorium  on the widespread vaccination and the establishment of an impartial study on its usefulness.

We will be many for the government to hear us instead of listening to the pharmaceutical industry. Thank you sign and circulate this call.
More information  www.moratoire-gardasil.fr 
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How the FDA responds to Gardasil Injuries

We were shocked to read this garbage in a place that is supposed to serve and protect the health and welfare of the American people. “

Kim and Chad Robinson’s nightmare began on September 2, 2010. That was the day their daughter, Katie, received her first and only injection of Gardasil. Katie’s health began to deteriorate almost immediately.

Like so many others, she developed Dysautonomia (POTS), food sensitivities/allergies, autoimmune disorders and a host of other health problems. By April 2011, she was totally disabled. To this day, Katie suffers daily pain and a number of other debilitating symptoms with no end in sight.

Katie had a single injection of Gardasil in September of 2010.  Her parents are still fighting to recover her health. Like many other parents, research has become a part of their everyday life.

In Kim’s own words:

I know Gardasil injured my child and I will forever be angry about that. We have been forced to learn more about individual health, healthcare in general, food production and environmental factors that influence health than we ever dreamed.  These are all things we’ve been learning about along the way that we never gave a second thought to before Katie’s illness – so it is one positive outcome to her vaccine injury.  I believe our family as a whole will be healthier for it in the long run once we figure  Katie’s way out of this nightmare!!!!

Kim and Chad ultimately felt compelled to contact the FDA about their daughter’s situation. They have kindly allowed the SaneVax Team to publish their letters to the agency responsible for approving Gardasil along with the responses they received. They sincerely hope their correspondence with the FDA will help other parents who are living the “Gardasil Nightmare.”
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From: Kim Robinson
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 11:58 AM 
To: CBER OCOD Consumer Account 
Subject: Gardasil information 
 
After reading the following on this website, we felt compelled to contact your office to let you know that your office is clearly misinforming the public with the following Information: 


Are there any possible adverse reactions associated with the use of Gardasil?

More than 10,500 females who  received Gardasil were evaluated for adverse reactions. Most of the reactions experienced by the study participants were not serious and included mild or moderate local reactions, such as pain or tenderness at the site of the injection. It is always possible, that unexpected and rare adverse events  can occur when a vaccine is used more widely. The manufacturer has committed to FDA to performing additional studies of the safety of Gardasil. In addition, FDA and CDC carefully monitor the safety of approved vaccines through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in order to detect any problems.

We were shocked to read this garbage in a place that is supposed to serve and protect the health and welfare of the American people. By now, your office must be well aware that there are many, many individuals that have experienced much more than what is described above. To state “unexpected and rare adverse events can occur” is perpetuating a blatant lie. Too many individuals have been adversely affected post-Gardasil vaccine with serious health problems, disability and death.

Our daughter has-been chronically ill since September 2010 after receiving only one injection of Gardasil. She continues to suffer with daily pain and a number of debilitating symptoms with no end in sight. This is not a RARE occurrence as there are so many more like her. Like so many, she developed Dysautonomia (POTS), food sensitivities/allergies, autoimmune disease and much, much more.

 THESE MEDICAL ISSUES ARE A COMMON THEME FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BECOME CHRONICALLY ILL POST GARDASIL VACCINE.

Whatever your office is doing this at this point with regards to monitoring adverse events post Gardasil vaccine, is ineffective clearly and absolutely not in the best interest of the American people.

It is common knowledge VAERS that has many inherent flaws. We can quickly name two: # 1 Most American doctors are unable to diagnose a vaccine injury; and, # 2 Most American doctors, assuming they could actually diagnose a vaccine injury, are not aware of their obligation to report adverse events post vaccine to VAERS. Rather than simply monitoring VAERS, perhaps your office should put together a voluntary survey of those vaccinated with Gardasil. This would allow the public to provide relevant information about medical issues acquired post-vaccination. While I am well aware that most individuals do not experience medical issues post vaccination, I am very aware that Gardasil has adversely affected a broad sub-set of individuals post-vaccine and that no one has provided answers for why this might be.

Leaving this misinformation on your website is a true travesty. How many-have to be seriously injured by this vaccine before the adverse reactions to Gardasil are truly investigated in a meaningful way?

Kim and Chad Robinson
Red Hill, PA 18076
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From: CBER OCOD Consumer Account [mailto: cberocod@fda.hhs.gov ] 
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 3:36 PM 
To: Kim Robinson
Subject: RE: 9190: Gardasil information
 
Dear Mrs. and Mr. Kim and Chad Robinson:

Thank you for your email to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) requesting changes to the website’s information on Gardasil.

We are truly sorry to hear about your daughter’s medical circumstances and we understand your concerns. Your email describes your daughter’s symptoms have including Dysautonomia, food allergies, and autoimmune disease. The FDA takes this kind of adverse event report very seriously. We cannot imagine the pain and frustration which your family has gone through and we recognize that no amount of information we provide can make your daughter feel better. We only hope that the information which we are able to provide will more fully express the close scrutiny and monitoring by both the FDA  and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the Gardasil vaccine.

In your letter you mention the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), a national vaccine safety database. The information from this system is evaluated on an ongoing basis evaluated by the FDA, CDC and others in order to identify safety concerns, trends of adverse events, or possible side effects. Reports to VAERS can be made by anyone including vaccine recipients, parents and caregivers, vaccine manufacturers, and physicians, so it can capture the voluntary information that you describe. Health professionals and vaccine manufacturers are required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 to report adverse events occurring after the administration of the routinely recommended vaccines to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The reports submitted to VAERS are  carefully monitored and analyzed through in-depth medical review, statistical data mining techniques (the process of discovering patterns in large  data sets,: such as VAERS reports), and analysis of reporting rates (number of adverse events per number of doses distributed) in order to detect serious events that occur at rates greater than expected. VAERS receives reports of many events that occur following immunization. Some of these events may occur coincidentally during on the time period following vaccination, while others may actually be caused by vaccination. The report of an adverse event to VAERS is not proof that a vaccine has caused the event, however if the VAERS data suggests a link between an adverse event and vaccination, the relationship may be further studied in a controlled fashion.

The most common adverse events reported about in VAERS for Gardasil are syncope (fainting), local reactions at the injection site (i.e. pain, redness and swelling), dizziness, nausea, headache, fever and urticaria (hives).
In addition to VAERS, CDC has two other systems in place to monitor the safety of all licensed vaccines. The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) and the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) Network.

The VSD Allows scientists to monitor adverse events and health conditions among vaccinated people. In 2011, the VSD studied the occurrence of specific adverse events following more than 600,000 doses of Gardasil. Adverse events in the HPV Vaccinated population were compared to another appropriate population (such as teenagers vaccinated with vaccines other than HPV) and included Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), appendicitis, seizures, syncope (fainting) , allergic reactions, and a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. None of these adverse events were found to be any more common after HPV vaccination than among the comparison groups.

When the FDA originally approved Gardasil on June 8, 2006, its safety and effectiveness were supported by studies that included approximately 21,000 girls and women. Approximately half of the study participants received the vaccine and the other half received a control product for comparison.  Most adverse experiences in the study participants who received Gardasil or the control product involved mild or moderate local reactions, such as pain at the site of injection. In these studies there were a few participants who experienced the onset of new medical conditions potentially indicative of a systematic autoimmune disorder such as juvenile arthritis, but were assessed by the FDA as unlikely to be related to Gardasil.

Although it was determined to be unlikely that these medical conditions were related to Gardasil, FDA wanted to be more certain that these conditions were not linked to the vaccine. To accomplish this, the FDA requested the manufacturer of Gardasil, Merck and Co., to conduct an additional study after the vaccine was approved for use. This type of study, known as a post - marketing study, is often conducted for vaccines FDA approved vaccines. 

FDA evaluated the results of this study, which included 189.629 females ages 9 to 26 years, 51% of whom were 9 to 15 years of age, to assess the risk for onset of new autoimmune diseases after vaccination with Gardasil. Examples of these types of diseases include juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, etc… The results of this study showed that there is no elevated risk for onset of new autoimmune disease associated with the use of Gardasil. Additionally, as reported by the CDC, continued post-licensure safety monitoring from June 2006 through March 2013 continues to show no new adverse events or HPV vaccine to suggest a safety concern.

The safety of vaccines in the United States continues to be one of our highest priorities and we absolutely take any and all reports of adverse events very seriously. As described above, we have multiple systems for monitoring vaccine safety. Based on the scientific information available to FDA and our evaluation of these multiple monitoring systems, Gardasil continues to be safe and effective, and its benefits continue to outweigh its risks. The information contained on the FDA’s website regarding Gardasil reflects this assessment. If you would like additional information pertaining to Gardasil, please visit the FDA and CDC linked pages at the end of this letter.

Again, we are truly sorry to hear about your daughter’s medical conditions and we encourage you to report this through VAERS if you-have not done so already. Information submitted this way is a key component in the continued monitoring of the safety of Gardasil.

Sincerely,
Rachael Conklin
Consumer Safety Officer
Consumer Affairs Branch
Division of Communication and Consumer Affairs
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
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This informal communication represents my best judgment at this time. It does not constitute an advisory opinion in accordance with 21 CFR 10.85, and does not necessarily represent the formal position of FDA or otherwise obligate the agency to the views expressed.
For more information about the VAERS program:

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From: Kim Robinson
Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2014 
To: CBER OCOD Consumer Account 

Dear Ms. Conklin:

Thank you for taking the time to read our prior e-mail and for your prompt response.

While we described some of our daughter’s symptoms/diagnoses, please know that our daughter suffers many more symptoms than those associated with Dysautonomia, food allergies and autoimmune disease. She has suffered daily since September 2, 2010, which was the day she received the Gardasil vaccination. By April 2011, she was totally disabled by this vaccine, no longer able to attend school. She continues to be disabled and suffers daily with the after effects of the Gardasil injury. For the HPV vaccine injured, it is typical to suffer daily with a gamut of symptoms, receive multiple diagnoses and most still remain unsuccessfully treated many years after receiving this vaccine.

Is the FDA aware of the fact that of the 75 + vaccines approved for use in the United States, that ‘HPV vaccines accounted for the following percentages of the VAERS database as of October 2011?

§  24% of all life threatening events
§  26% of all emergency room visits
§  25% of all hospitalizations
§  33% of all extended hospital stays
§  36% of all disabling events

Since the FDA Closely scrutinize these reports, why have these percentages not resulted in intense investigations into the safety of HPV vaccines?

While the VASERS database is monitored and evaluated on an ongoing basis by the FDA, CDC and others in order to identify safety concerns, it is widely accepted that there is a gross under-reporting problem so the data that is being evaluated is strongly skewed.  Perhaps this is a reason why the FDA and CDC are not recognizing trends of adverse events and possible side effects while the Gardasil injured and their families can readily identify the “common trends of adverse events” experienced by the HPV vaccine injured as they suffer an abrupt health decline eventually leading to chronic illness and disability.  While we understand that healthcare professionals and vaccine manufacturers are required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 to report specific adverse events occurring after the administration of routinely recommended vaccines to the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), there is no penalty for failure to do so. Doesn’t this make the VAERS system somewhat of a joke?

You indicate that the reports submitted to VAERS are carefully monitored and analyzed through in-depth medical review, statistical data mining techniques and analysis of reporting rates (number of adverse events per number of doses distributed) in order to detect serious events that occur at rates greater than expected. But the number of adverse events reported per number of doses distributed means absolutely nothing. A relevant analysis would be the number of adverse events reported per number of doses actually administered (divided by the three recommended doses).  This analysis would make the reporting rates comparison more meaningful.

Even then, there would be a problem without instituting and enforcing a penalty for failure to report suspected adverse events.

If the VAERS data suggests a possible link between an adverse event and vaccination, the relationship may be further studied in a controlled fashion.   According to the information provided by the FDA, the most common adverse events reported to VAERS for Gardasil are syncope (fainting), local reactions at the injection site (i.e. pain, redness, and swelling), dizziness, nausea, headache, fever, and urticarial (hives). 

However aaccording to VAERS data, there has been an 8100% increase of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a 442.4% increase in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and a 790% increase in infertility reports since HPV vaccines were approved by the FDA. Does this not adequately demonstrate the safety signals the FDA claims to be looking for? 

The rates of increase listed above should not be assumed as mere coincidences.  It is our contention that any serious event reported after vaccination should be investigated thoroughly as a potential adverse reaction.

The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) and The Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) Network are administered by the CDC, an organization which according to a 2007 report prepared by Senator Tom Coburn’s office has a questionable track record, at best.


Adding to this is the fact that the U.S. government holds patents on HPV vaccine technology and receives income from each dose administered.  This is not a situation that instills confidence in the voracity of any reports generated by systems under control of the CDC.

You indicated that in 2011, the VSD studied the occurrence of specific adverse events following more than 600,000 doses of Gardasil and that the adverse events studied included Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), appendicitis, seizures, syncope (fainting), allergic reactions, and a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. 

Those studies found that none of these adverse events were found to be any more common after HPV vaccination than among the comparison groups. One has to question why these particular adverse events were chosen for analysis instead of events such as ADEM and POTS for which there were such large increases in VAERS reports after HPV vaccine approval. Why not analyze these adverse events versus the prevalence in the general population?

We are aware that the FDA originally approved Gardasil based on its safety and effectiveness supported by studies that included approximately 21,000 girls and women. We also know that approximately half of the study participants received the vaccine while the other half received a control product for comparison. However, the “control product” contained a known neurotoxin (aluminum) plus unknown (proprietary) ingredients in the so-called carrier solution. All this proved was that Gardasil was no less dangerous than the carrier solution.  Perhaps the FDA should rethink the policy of allowing vaccine manufacturers to use “placebos” which are not inert….particularly in vaccines such as Gardasil, where there was NO COMPARABLE VACCINE ALREADY ON THE MARKET TO COMPARE IT AGAINST. 

Further, over 70% of the participants in Gardasil clinical trials reported new medical conditions after injections – please check your own VRBPAC documentation.  Considering the fact that an inert placebo was not used for the vast majority of the clinical trials, why didn’t this fact raise any red flags?

Considering Merck’s track record with other medications (VIOXX) and vaccines (isn’t Merck currently in court over allegedly falsifying data on Dtap efficacy, which potentially bilked US taxpayers out of millions of dollars?), how could the FDA possibly place any value on the post-marketing studies reported by this particular manufacturer?  Despite whatever is being reported by Merck in its “self-monitoring studies,” when is there going to be enough growing evidence to warrant concern so that the FDA takes a closer look into how the HPV vaccine is seriously injuring, and sometimes killing, a sub-set of the HPV vaccine recipients?

The FDA has been informed of multiple problems with HPV vaccine approval and safety but it has not responded with scientific data.  The FDA has responded with platitudes and no scientific documentation to back up its claims. How is the average medical consumer supposed to trust the FDA when so many medications are pulled from the market after extensive damage to the public health – all of which were approved by the FDA as “safe and effective” at one time?

We are working on reporting our daughter’s vaccine injury to VAERS.  Unfortunately, her Children’s Hospital affiliated Pediatrician at the time was not capable of recognizing or diagnosing a vaccine injury even though the onset of symptoms clearly began after administering the Gardasil vaccine to a child that was healthy and thriving pre-vaccine. 

Instead this Pediatrician referred us to many different specialists, all of whom looked at the subset of symptoms related to their specialties and were also unable to diagnose the post-Gardasil vaccine injury.  This is despite the fact that we continued to ask if her illness was caused by Gardasil since it so clearly marked the onset of her symptoms. 

If most healthcare professionals cannot recognize or diagnose a vaccine injury, how is it realistically possible for healthcare professionals to report vaccine injuries to VAERS?  Three and a half years later after reviewing our daughter’s vaccine records, pre-vaccine medical records and post-vaccine medical records, our daughter’s primary care physician and a treating specialist have agreed that our daughter was injured by the Gardasil vaccine.  The inability of healthcare professionals to diagnose vaccine injuries ultimately leaves the burden of reporting vaccine injuries on the family or the vaccine injured recipient, who in most cases are not healthcare professionals and may struggle with being able to submit a complete and accurate VAERS report.

Because the FDA and the CDC have not truly investigated the serious injuries reported by many of the Gardasil injured, the misinformation contained on the FDA website continues to be travesty and surely is destined to insure that there will be many more of our country’s youth sustaining serious injuries from HPV vaccines.  Again, how many have to be seriously injured by this vaccine before the adverse reactions to HPV vaccines are investigated in a truly meaningful way?

Please share this e-mail with any other Departments within the FDA that may be relevant to addressing our concerns and that of the growing number of HPV vaccine injured victims and their families.

Sincerely,    
Kim and Chad Robinson
Red Hill, PA 18076
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From: CBER OCOD Consumer Account [mailto: cberocod@fda.hhs.gov ] 
 
Sent: Friday, 16 May 2014   
To: Kim Robinson
Subject: RE: 9190: Gardasil information
 
Dear Mrs. and Mr. Kim and Chad Robinson:

Thank you for taking the time to share the information that you have found with the FDA.

We can only hope that you are able to accept our assurance that FDA and CDC monitoring of vaccine safety takes all relevant data into account and that decisions are made based on the absolute best available information.

Patient safety is, beyond all other things, the priority for the FDA.
We will be certain to pass the information which you have provided along to the appropriate entities within the organization.

Again, thank you for the time and energy that you have put into making your concerns heard. The pain and suffering which your daughter and your family have experienced is not something which we take lightly. Submitting the VAERS report, which you indicated that you are working on, will be a valuable piece in the continued monitoring of Gardasil safety.

Sincerely,
Rachael Conklin
Consumer Safety Officer
Consumer Affairs Branch
Division of Communication and Consume r Affairs
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
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Note from SaneVax: These are quite typical of responses from the FDA when a citizen expresses concern or asks questions about HPV vaccine safety. Notice that there was absolutely no scientific data to back up any of the assertions made by the FDA. Like so many others, Kim and Chad Robinson received a pat on the head and empty platitudes – no REAL answers to any of their questions or concerns. One has to wonder exactly who the FDA is working for as it is apparently not the parents of HPV vaccine survivors!

Dr. Sin Hang Lee, put the issue in a nutshell when he stated:

HPV vaccination is unnecessary and potentially dangerous to some recipients.

This is the first vaccine invented by the government, patented by the government, approved by the government, regulated by the government and promoted by the government to prevent an already preventable disease (cervical cancer) 30 years down the road based on using a poorly demarcated, self-reversible surrogate end-point (CIN2/CIN3 lesions) for evaluation of vaccine efficacy, a big scientific fraud. There are no cervical cancer epidemics in any developed countries.

 

How Closely Does The CDC Monitor HPV Vaccine Safety?


Please take a little time to listen to Tracy tell her story about what life has been like since Alexis her lovely daughter was vaccinated with Gardasil. This is totally heartbreaking.

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