VACCINE

HPV vaccine is neither safe nor effective
The following letter to the editor of the Baltimore Sun, with references,
was written by Emily Tarsell, LCPC, and Dr. William Reichel on August 9, 2015
Dear Editor:
Your recent article in The Baltimore Sun, Medicine Briefs for August 2, 2015, states that “not
enough pediatricians are strongly recommending HPV vaccine.” It appears there are excellent
medical and scientific reasons why many doctors do not.
Since hpv vaccines were introduced seven years ago, it has been assumed that this vaccine
will prevent cervical cancer. Yet it has never been demonstrated to prevent any cancer, cervical
or otherwise (1, 2, 3).
It has also been assumed for 7 years that this vaccine is safe. Yet there have been thousands
of adverse event reports. The CDC itself admits there are 3x as many adverse events for the
hpv vaccine Gardasil as there are for all other vaccines combined.(4) Compared to all other
vaccines in the US schedule, Gardasil alone is associated with 61% of all serious adverse
events including 63.8% of all deaths and 81.2% of all permanent disabilities in females under
30 years of age. (5)
In fact, Japan, India and France have removed hpv vaccines from their recommended list due
to safety and ef cacy concerns.(6, 7, 8, 11) Unethical practices and serious post hpv vaccination
injuries and deaths prompted the Supreme Court of India to initiate an ongoing investigation
of the Bill and Melin- da Gates Foundation. (7) The Health Welfare and Labor Ministry
of Japan conducted a national inves- tigation regarding post hpv vaccine injuries in their
country. The outcome was the removal of funding and removal of recommendations regarding
hpv vaccines. (8, 9, 10, 11) They concluded that the harm experienced is overwhelmingly
greater than the bene t expected.
Prompted by medical reports of post hpv vaccination arrhythmia and motor neuron disabilities
in children in Denmark, the European Medicines Agency is conducting an investigation
of hpv injection adverse events. (12) Law suits for hpv injuries and deaths have also been led
in Spain, France and Columbia.
Some studies have linked serious hpv vaccine adverse events to the aluminum adjuvant which
is a known neurotoxin. (13, 14, 15, 16) Yet the latest version of hpv vaccine, Gardasil 9, contains
double the amount of aluminum adjuvant than its predecessor.
We already have proven, safe and effective ways to prevent cervical cancer with pap screening
which carries no serious health risk. So the doctors who do not recommend hpv vaccination
are the ones who have done their research. The public should be grateful to those who
have taken their oath seriously.
Sincerely,
William Reichel, MD Emily Tarsell, LCPC
References
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Health 2012, 102(9):e13–e14.
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Health, Labor and Welfare. Medwatcher Japan. http://www.yakugai.gr.jp/en/activity/index.php?year=2014. Accessed 1/26/15.
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and autoimmunity in pediatric populations. Lupus 2012; 21:223-230.
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2009; 103: 1555-1562.
“Since hpv vaccines were introduced seven years ago, it has
been assumed that this vaccine will prevent cervical cancer.
Yet it has never been demonstrated to prevent any cancer,
cervical or otherwise. It has also been assumed for 7 years that
this vaccine is safe. Yet there have been thousands of adverse
event reports. The CDC itself admits there are 3x as many
adverse events for the hpv vaccine Gardasil as there are for all
other vaccines combined.”