Safety Concerns Related to Gardasil Vaccine
Gabby Swank, a teenager in high school, decided to get the Gardasil vaccine after seeing the popular commercials. After she got each dose of the vaccine she became more and more ill, eventually suffering from seizures, strokes and heart problems. Eventually, her neurologist determined that Gardasil was to blame for her condition. Gardasil is a vaccine given to prevent certain types of the human papillomavirus which lead to cervical cancer and genital warts.
In 2008, the US government and Gardasil’s manufacturer concluded that there was no link between Gardasil and severe health effects like the ones Gabby Swank suffered. However, the National Vaccine Information Center, a private vaccine-safety group, later reported that Gardasil had three times the number of Emergency Room visits compared to another vaccine given to young people for meningitis. Currently, there have been over 30 deaths reported in two years with regard to Gardasil.
Some severe side effects that have been associated with Gardasil include:
1. Seizures
2. Blood clots
3. Paralysis
4. Bell’s palsy: This is a condition where problems arise with one’s facial nerve, and the sufferer is unable to control facial muscles in the affected area.
5. Guillain-barré syndrome: This is an autoimmune disorder that affects one’s nervous system. It is usually severe, and is characterized by continued paralysis that begins with weakness in one’s legs and spreads to the upper limbs and face.
6. Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion
Contact an Experienced Attorney
Personal injury attorneys at Pintas Law Firm are currently representing clients who suffered injuries as a result of taking Gardasil. If you have suffered of the above side effects following the Gardasil vaccine, contact us for a free consultation.