Islander
07-18-09, 01:05 PM
Just when we begin to make some headway in the battle against Gardasil, another "cervical cancer" vaccine enters the picture.
Hold onto your hat, because this one's claiming to be even bigger and better!
In a classic "one-up" move, GlaxoSmithKline is claiming that its new vaccine, Cervarix, can protect against five of the most common cervical cancer causing viruses... As opposed to Gardasil, which can only protect against two.
According to GSK, that could translate to 11 to 16 percent more protection than Gardasil.
Here we go again.
I've been telling you for years about Gardasil -- that it's not only unnecessary, but extremely dangerous. I have absolutely no reason to believe that Cervarix will be any different.
Remember, Gardasil's negative effects weren't obvious right away. How could they have been? Instead of doing adequate testing, Merck allowed thousands of girls to be its guinea pigs. And that's exactly what they were. Gardasil was hardly out for any time at all when adverse events began to pour in, with reports of everything from seizures to death.
To make matters worse, GSK isn't content forcing these life-threatening vaccinations on young girls – they think that boys should be getting the shot as well. Of course they do. Extending the vaccination to boys doubles their market with the stroke of a pen.
But wait a minute... why would a boy need to get a vaccine that protects against CERVICAL cancer?
That's just it. Gardasil and Cervarix aren't cervical cancer vaccines at all. They help protect against human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease that can increase a woman's risk of developing cervical cancer.
When you take away the potential threat of an STD, you're removing one of the last lines of defense that keep teenagers (and adults too) from thinking twice before jumping into bed with partner after partner.
Fortunately, the FDA hasn't approved Cervarix for the U.S. market yet. But if they ever do, make sure your kids and grandkids know the facts about these experimental drugs before they roll up their sleeves.
Keeping my sleeves rolled down,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
realhealth@healthiernews.com
Hold onto your hat, because this one's claiming to be even bigger and better!
In a classic "one-up" move, GlaxoSmithKline is claiming that its new vaccine, Cervarix, can protect against five of the most common cervical cancer causing viruses... As opposed to Gardasil, which can only protect against two.
According to GSK, that could translate to 11 to 16 percent more protection than Gardasil.
Here we go again.
I've been telling you for years about Gardasil -- that it's not only unnecessary, but extremely dangerous. I have absolutely no reason to believe that Cervarix will be any different.
Remember, Gardasil's negative effects weren't obvious right away. How could they have been? Instead of doing adequate testing, Merck allowed thousands of girls to be its guinea pigs. And that's exactly what they were. Gardasil was hardly out for any time at all when adverse events began to pour in, with reports of everything from seizures to death.
To make matters worse, GSK isn't content forcing these life-threatening vaccinations on young girls – they think that boys should be getting the shot as well. Of course they do. Extending the vaccination to boys doubles their market with the stroke of a pen.
But wait a minute... why would a boy need to get a vaccine that protects against CERVICAL cancer?
That's just it. Gardasil and Cervarix aren't cervical cancer vaccines at all. They help protect against human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease that can increase a woman's risk of developing cervical cancer.
When you take away the potential threat of an STD, you're removing one of the last lines of defense that keep teenagers (and adults too) from thinking twice before jumping into bed with partner after partner.
Fortunately, the FDA hasn't approved Cervarix for the U.S. market yet. But if they ever do, make sure your kids and grandkids know the facts about these experimental drugs before they roll up their sleeves.
Keeping my sleeves rolled down,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
realhealth@healthiernews.com