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Should my daughter get the Gardasil vaccine? That is the question I was seeking to answer. My two oldest daughters are 11 and 13. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends they get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), variants of which are believed to cause cervical cancer. After researching the matter we have decided to not get the HPV vaccinations for our daughters because the risks clearly outweigh the potential benefits.
Here are some of the facts we had to work with:
1. "In most cases HPV goes away by itself before it causes any health problems..."
2. The incidence of cervical cancer in the U.S. is extremely low, only 7.9 per 100,000 (2006-2010).
3. The incidence of mortality from cervical cancer in the U.S. is extremely low, only 2.4 per 100,000 (2006-2010).
4. According to the American Cancer Society and attributed to screening, deaths from cervical cancer declined 74% between 1955 and 1992 and continue to decline by nearly 4% each year.
5. Cervical cancer incidence is correlated with use of oral contraceptives, smoking and HIV.
6. “The rate of serious adverse events [from the vaccine] is greater than the incidence rate of cervical cancer.”
7. The vaccine contains an ingredient (an aluminum adjuvant) know to cause motor neuron death in mice. See study 1 and study 2.
8. Another ingredient in the vaccine (polysorbate 80) has been shown to cause infertility in rats.
In light those facts, would you encourage your daughter to receive the HPV vaccine?
Here are some of the facts we had to work with:
1. "In most cases HPV goes away by itself before it causes any health problems..."
2. The incidence of cervical cancer in the U.S. is extremely low, only 7.9 per 100,000 (2006-2010).
3. The incidence of mortality from cervical cancer in the U.S. is extremely low, only 2.4 per 100,000 (2006-2010).
4. According to the American Cancer Society and attributed to screening, deaths from cervical cancer declined 74% between 1955 and 1992 and continue to decline by nearly 4% each year.
5. Cervical cancer incidence is correlated with use of oral contraceptives, smoking and HIV.
6. “The rate of serious adverse events [from the vaccine] is greater than the incidence rate of cervical cancer.”
7. The vaccine contains an ingredient (an aluminum adjuvant) know to cause motor neuron death in mice. See study 1 and study 2.
8. Another ingredient in the vaccine (polysorbate 80) has been shown to cause infertility in rats.
In light those facts, would you encourage your daughter to receive the HPV vaccine?