I’m against this vaccine. You should know this upfront. If you’re a parent reading this, please know that I am providing links to the “official” pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, as well as links to other websites that might not be in complete agreement with government agendas or the pharmaceutical bottom-line regarding this vaccine. I do this because parents need balanced information and opinions.
Doing all you can for your child does not mean saying “How high?” when Big Pharmaceutical says “Jump!”. Nor does it mean following the crowd, or jumping on the bandwagon. Doing all you can for your child means getting informed and learning to read between the lines, to err on the side of caution, to trust your instinct.
I’ve noticed that people search for information on Gardasil and have found their way to me and to the posts I have done on the subject. So I thought I would round up all the information I had on my blog regarding Gardasil under this page and under a category. As information becomes available, I’ll be adding to this page.
Knowledge is power.
The following are links to posts I’ve written on this blog about Gardasil. They contain links to information as well as to media articles written on the subject.
http://crrz07.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/weekend-ramble/
http://crrz07.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/gardasil-2/
http://crrz07.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/guarding-against-gardasil/
http://crrz07.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/gardasils-net-widens/
The following are links to information that are contained in the posts:
http://www.hpvontario.ca/index.html (please please look beyond the blatant appeal to your parental guilt and the sleek marketing of using healthy girls in the arms of their caring mothers)
http://www.g-o-c.org/en/news/positionstatements/Statement_HVP_NACI.aspx
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaers/gardasil.htm
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/std-mts/hpv-vph/fact-faits-vacc-eng.php
http://www.cwhn.ca/PDF/CWHN_HPVjuly30.pdf
The following are links to media websites covering the development of this vaccine:
http://www.909shot.com/PressReleases/pr62706gardasil.htm
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070326_103291_103291&source=srch
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070321_170620_7956&source=srch
http://stickdog.gnn.tv/blogs/21435/The_Facts_On_GARDASIL_Is_It_Safe_Does_It_Prevent_Cervical_Cancer
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/cancer/gardasil.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/02/02/hpv-vaccine.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22492557/
http://canadasworld.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/gardisil-miracle-vaccine-part-2-of-2/
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/07/07/adversereactions-gardasil.html?ref=rss
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/177/10/1169
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/fda-favors-drug-co-over-public-safety
http://www.blogher.com/gardasil-right-you
http://healthysimplicity.com/to-gardasil-or-not-to-gardasil/