Schoolgirls to get 'cancer jab'

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Less than a year after it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a vaccination designed to prevent cervical cancer in girls and women has reportedly caused three deaths and caused serious, adverse reactions in more than a thousand others."

"One physician's assistant reported that a female patient "died of a blood clot three hours after getting the Gardasil vaccine." Two other reports, on girls 12 and 19, reported deaths relating to heart problems and/or blood clotting.

Of the 1,637 adverse reactions to Gardasil reported to the FDA since the drug was on the market, there were 371 serious reactions. Of the 42 women who received the vaccine while pregnant, 18 experienced side effects ranging from spontaneous abortion to fetal abnormalities."

"Thousands of Britons who suffered ill effects after using painkiller Vioxx may take legal action against drug company Merck, a solicitor has said.

Gerard Dervan, of MSB Solicitors, said it was a "fair estimation" to say thousands may seek action. Almost 500,000 Britons have used the drug.

It comes after a US jury found Merck negligent in the death of a man who used it and awarded his widow £141m. "

Merck, the FDA and also the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) add that the three deaths were unlikely to have been caused by Gardasil. The CDC said that two of the women were taking birth-control pills and died from blood clots, a known risk of contraceptive medication. The third, a 12-year-old girl, suffered from heart disease and died from a heart inflammation brought on by the flu.

Originally posted by Lecter
Its bad news. It will only encourage girls to have sex

Originally posted by Jadette
Some people are claiming that taking away the threat of possibly getting cancer by having sex would encourage more people to have sex.