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[..] GARDASIL safety appears to have been studied in fewer than 2,000 girls aged 9 to 15 years pre-licensure clinical trials and it is unclear how long they were followed up. VAERS is now receiving reports of loss of consciousness, seizures, arthritis and other neurological problems in young girls who have received the shot," said NVIC President Barbara Loe Fisher. [..] The cost is going to break the pocketbooks of parents and break the banks of both insurance companies and taxpayers, when the reality is that almost all cases of HPV-associated cervical cancer can be prevented with annual pap screening of girls who are sexually active.HPV vaccine was developed by a pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. The advancement of this vaccine is solely due to the company's extensive lobbying effort:
The massive drug company Merck and Co. developed the vaccine. Merck is helping to fund efforts to establish state laws mandating immunization of 11 and 12 year olds, according to a report released by the Life Issues Institute Jan.31. The company has admitted to funneling money through the advocacy group Women in Government, with a membership of female state legislators. (go here for one detailed account) Members of the group have backed many of the state measures to introduce mandatory immunization with Gardasil.For further information about unproven claims and additional health risk related to HPV, see the following comprehensive overview.
Merck has refused to say how much money is being spent on the lobbying efforts, but reports say their budget in Texas alone has doubled to between $150,000 to $250,000.[..]
[T]he financial boon to Merck would be significant. As it stands the company stands to reach at least $1 billion in sales per year, according to estimates by drug-industry analyst Steve Brozak with WBB Securites.
The distance between us is holy groundBuilding community as the world unravels
To be traversed feet bare,
Arms raised in joyous dance
So that it is crossed.
And the tracks of our pilgrimage shine in the darkness
To light our coming together
In a bright and steady light.
Raphael Jesus Gonzales
Comment: This damage control comment at the end of the article is not surprising. But the fact is, there is more than enough evidence to conclude that so called 'non lethal' stun guns are very much lethal.