HPV vaccine news http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/HPV-vaccine-news.htm
August 1, 2007
HPV vaccine a matter of individual choice, not government mandate
Media coverage of the recently introduced human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccine-including talk of state-mandated vaccination programs-has
brought considerable attention, if not always clarity, to this issue.
Although the vaccine represents a major medical breakthrough, there is
reason to be cautious. The benefits and risks of the new HPV vaccine
aren’t fully known, reports the August 2007 issue of Harvard Women’s
Health Watch.
Gardasil, the new vaccine, has been shown to protect against four
types of HPV that are sexually transmitted and thought to cause most
cases of cervical cancer and genital warts. But it won’t protect
against the nearly one dozen other types of HPV associated with
cervical cancer, and it won’t protect against any type that a girl or
young woman has encountered before vaccination. So women will still be
at some risk even after they’ve been vaccinated, and they’ll still
need regular cervical cancer screening with Pap smear testing.
Moreover, they will still need to take precautions against other
sexually transmitted diseases.
The HPV vaccine is a medical achievement that could save thousands of
lives annually worldwide, but it is not a perfect answer to cervical
cancer. There are still questions about the vaccine’s safety and
effectiveness beyond five years, especially in girls ages 11 and 12-
the age group targeted for vaccination by health officials.
The bottom line? Certainly the new HPV vaccine shows great promise.
But given the many unanswered questions about its effectiveness and
safety, thesuggests its use should be more a matter of individual
choice than government mandate
Thanks Vince
Thanks Vince.
HPV vaccine news
http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/HPV-vaccine-news.htm
I had a huge laugh today with Merck’s Myrl Jeffcoat posting all the
propaganda that agreed with her and Merck as being a reason to believe
their hype.
It’s the same with the breast implant risk deniers … high ranking
groups such as the FDA and the Institute of Medicine have caved in to
the industry pressure …
Doesn’t mean breast implants are safe … and Gardasil certainly has
not been proven to be so.
I sincerely hope that anyone who contemplates or has a loved one
contemplating being innoculated … caution, caution and more caution.
http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com/2007/08/politics-pr-of-cervical-c…
If anyone is engaging in high risk behavior … the many strains of
HPV (Merck’s Gardasil claims are for 4 only) and other viruses and
bacterial infections that abound should be cause for UTMOST concern &
protection.
On Aug 31, 4:13 pm, Ilena Rose <B…@mundo.com> wrote:
> If anyone is engaging in high risk behavior … the many strains of
> HPV (Merck’s Gardasil claims are for 4 only) and other viruses and
> bacterial infections that abound should be cause for UTMOST concern &
> protection.
Ilena’s "high risk behavior" scenario, would include the promiscuious
female, or a virtuous housewife, that married a wonderful guy with an
"exhuberant" adolescence.
It must also be remembered, that although rare, babies during
pregnancy, sometimes contract HPV from their mothers. NO ONE IS
EXEMPT FROM HPV!
Men have been known to contract other HPV related diseases such as
Genital Warts, and Oral Cancers.
Ilena continues to trivalize the 250,000 – 290,000 women, who die each
year from Cervical Cancer, while tauting her "7" associated deaths
with the Gardasil vaccine.
It has been estimated that 70% of the 250,000 – 290,000 women who die
of Cervical Cancer each year, could be saved by the Gardasil vaccine,
which protects against the HPV virus.
There has also been NO PROOF, that Ilena Rosenthal’s tauted "7"
associated deaths, were actually caused by the vaccine.
Ilena campaigns for screening and testing. . .However testing and
screenings will only find HPV, and Cervical Cancer for potentially
prolonged, traumatic and expensive treatment – IT WILL NOT PREVENT
IT!
Ilena’s stance is to TREAT the disease, rather than PREVENT it! It is
estimated that 1 in 4 women are infected with the HPV virus, which
Gardasil could protect against .