Several
years ago, Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug
Administration as a way to prevent four strains of HPV, a sexually transmitted
virus which can trigger cervical cancer.
Since
its approval, more than 8,000 complaints about the controversial Gardasil
emerged, according to Centers for Disease Control. Nausea, ailments, paralysis,
genital warts, blood clots and even death are said to be caused by the vaccine,
Gardasil’s receivers passing judgment on its ill side effects.
But,
the vaccine's manufacturer, Merck, indicates that these reports to the CDC
don't establish a link between the vaccine and the sickness. Both the CDC and
the medical affiliations highlight that side effects such as queasiness or
fainting can appear with any type of vaccine. Consequently, the deaths are not
related to Gardasil.
“I
think of all the vaccines out there, this has been thoroughly tested prior to
release,” said Dr. Manny Alvarez, managing health editor of FOXNews.com. “This
is a vaccine that helps protect women from a very deadly disease. Therefore the
benefits fully outweigh any side effect that has been found so far.”
Furthermore, Alvarez pointed out that vaccines react in a different way to the
each person’s immune system.
The
human papillomavirus, or HPV, can be transmitted by means of sex; therefore,
many parents decided to give the vaccination to their adolescent daughters.
More than 26 million doses of Gardasil have been spread around the world,
including almost 16 million in the U.S.
It is estimated that at least 8 million females in the U.S.
have received the aforementioned vaccine.