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Authorities say they still don't know what caused more than 200 girls in El Carmen de Bolivar to come down with symptoms ranging from fainting to numbness in the hands and headaches. Some have hinted that the town of 95,000 near Colombia's Caribbean coast could be experiencing a rare case of mass hysteria.
Parents are on edge however because all the girls, ranging in ages from 9 to 16, were injected in recent months with the vaccine Gardasil. On Wednesday, residents marched peacefully to demand a thorough investigation.
Francisco Vega, the town's mayor and a trained physician, told The Associated Press that illnesses first appeared at the end of May and have been steadily increasing since. Over the weekend 120 girls were rushed to hospitals, collapsing the town's limited medical facilities. None of their symptoms were life-threatening and all have since been released, he said.
Store refrigerated at 2 to 8°C (36 to 46°F). Do not freeze. Protect from light.
GARDASIL should be administered as soon as possible after being removed from refrigeration.
GARDASIL can be out of refrigeration (at temperatures at or below 25°C/77°F), for a total time of not more than 72 hours.
Veronica Trulin, head of communications in Latin America for Merck, said all lots of the vaccine, including the ones sent to Colombia, meet all required quality and safety standards.
"We don't comment on speculation about our products," she said in an email
originally posted by: Briles1207
My partner is a product manager for NBTY (Holland and Barrett)
She always says "if your body needed it, it would produce it, barring an illness"
Vaccines are the same in my eyes. A Cure for cancer would be great, but nature will always find a way around it.
originally posted by: ketsuko
Just an FYI, South American countries are infamous for using animal pharmaceuticals as human products without any real safety testing. Are they sure this is Gardasil, and if so, are they sure this has been properly handled before use?
Note, I don't trust Gardasil even when done correctly, but South American protocol is fishy at best. My husband is in a position to know.
Parents are on edge however because all the girls, ranging in ages from 9 to 16, were injected in recent months with the vaccine Gardasil. On Wednesday, residents marched peacefully to demand a thorough investigation.
... he [the Mayor] said there’s no evidence the vaccine, which has undergone extensive testing and regulation globally, is to blame.
Veronica Trulin, head of communications in Latin America for Merck, said all lots of the vaccine, including the ones sent to Colombia, meet all required quality and safety standards.
originally posted by: BobAthome
a reply to: Lady_Tuatha
vaccine against cervical cancer.
None of their symptoms were life-threatening and all have since been released, he said.
ok,, they are now immune too cervical cancer,,,so your point being??