Posted on 12/30/2013 1:08:18 PM PST by Pharmboy
Dr. Diane Harper was a leading expert responsible for the Phase II and Phase III safety and effectiveness studies which secured the approval of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines, Gardasil™ and Cervarix™. Dr. Harper also authored many of the published, scholarly papers about the vaccines. She is now the latest in a long string of experts who are pressing the red alert button on the devastating consequences and irrelevancy of these vaccines. Dr. Harper made her surprising confession at the 4th International Converence on Vaccination which took place in Reston, Virginia. Her speech, which was originally intended to promote the benefits of the vaccines, took a 180-degree turn when she chose instead to clean her conscience about the deadly vaccines so she “could sleep at night”. The following is an excerpt from a story by Sarah Cain:
“Dr. Harper explained in her presentation that the cervical cancer risk in the U.S. is already extremely low, and that vaccinations are unlikely to have any effect upon the rate of cervical cancer in the United States. In fact, 70% of all HPV infections resolve themselves without treatment in a year, and the number rises to well over 90% in two years.
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The Forbes article provides much more information than the one you've linked, and this additional information makes her comments regarding Gardasil less concerning. You should read it.
The reason this hasn't garnered more media attention, and alarm from the medical community, is because this particular article was written and titled specifically for the anti-vaccine movement, who can never seem to look at this kind of commentary with a critical eye.
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I’m sure the MD’s and PhD’s that comprise the Japanese ministry of Health are known for their alarmism as well.
Good for you cowboy. I just sent this article to my DIL in case somebody gets the idea to give he girls this vaccine. BTW....HAPPY NEW YEAR...in case I don’t see ya again before the ball drops.
This is typical of you. Just Google something that gives the appearance of supporting whatever nonsense it is that you're trying to convey, and then hope no one reads it......and if they do, keep throwing crap against the wall until something sticks. Sorry. I've already bought that T-shirt.
It's no wonder you are so afraid of so many things. It's human nature to fear things you don't understand, but you take paranoia to a whole new level. Google on.
So you don’t think the fact that the Japanese Ministry of Health has STOPPED recommending the HPV vaccine is significant?
Forbes has an agenda as well. The financial health of their advertisers.
I’ve read the Forbes article before. Didn’t convince me of anything except Forbes looking out for one of their advertisers.
Dr. Harper’s comments can be found in MANY publications. Not just those you don’t consider to be journalistically relevant.
Here, I’ll save you and any other readers the ‘trouble’ of clicking the medscape link:
” UPDATED June 25, 2013 — The Japanese government withdrew its recommendation to use human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in girls last week, citing concerns from the public about adverse effects, according to news reports.
The announcement is in stark contrast to the pronouncement last week by health officials in the United States that vaccination rates in teenage girls should be increased after a study concluded that estimated vaccine effectiveness is “high.””
Yes, I know he was going to require it, but the government was pushing it as a cure for cancer. One should at least say that he should’ve waited to get more testing, but his motives were well-intended, even if wrong. He THOUGHT he was doing the right thing for young women. As a school nurse, I told parents to avoid this vaccination as many of the girls ran dangerous fevers, but none of my students died. There was a HUGE push, even at military bases for the HS students to be mandated to take these. Parents were told their students HAD to take them. I told parents they could sign a waiver and opt out. Obviously, I wasn’t real popular with the military clinics, but I informed parents of what I knew about the vaccine.
Hmmm....maybe you should send this article/link/update to those Snopey folks, so they can get up to speed!
Don’t defend him you fool.
I was just thinking...looks like Michele Bachmann is owed an apology. She got slammed by many for trying to expose this.
This is an interesting article as well: (I’m sure you’re aware that most of our vaccines are produced from ingredients sourced from China)
“SHANGHAI — Health authorities in China are investigating one of the nation’s biggest vaccine makers after eight infants died in the past two months following injections that were meant to immunize them against hepatitis B.
The government said this week that it had suspended the use of millions of doses of a hepatitis B vaccine produced by the manufacturer, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products. Government inspectors have been sent to examine the company’s facilities.
Six of the deaths have been linked to vaccines produced by Shenzhen Kangtai; the two other infant deaths occurred recently after the use of a hepatitis B vaccine produced by another drug maker, Beijing Tiantan Biological Products. The government did not say whether any action had been taken against Beijing Tiantan or its vaccines. Investigators have not determined the cause of the deaths or linked them directly to the injections, but the cases come at a time of growing public concern in China about food and drug safety problems. “
I'm sure you'll pay no attention to the more recent studies showing the vaccine to be effective for longer than five years. You desperately want to conclude that the vaccine has killed more than a hundred people, while maiming tens of thousands. But that's not what the data is telling us. The Forbes article, once again using experts, makes that point very clear.
As with all medicines there are benefits and risks. The same data you would use to condemn Gardasil would lead you to conclude that the MMR vaccine has killed more than 60,000 people, while the pneumonia vaccine has killed 26,000. No one with any sense believes that to be true. And they don't believe that Gardasil is responsible for killing more than 100 people.
You didn't read the Forbes article and you didn't even bother to read your own link to CBS. It's funny watching you throw up links that don't support your Luddite world view.
Some organizations are more concerned about placating the alarmists than others. Some base their decisions on sound science and objectivity while others embrace junk science and emotion. It must frustrate you that the Japanese government opposes GMO food, while our regulators, based on sound science, embrace it. You'd probably be very happy living in Japan. They are highly superstitious and fear many things. Sounds like your kind of people.
Any problems normally manifest themselves promptly. The problem with Guardisil is that the risk benefit ratio of receiving the drug are not properly evaluated in the literature and the information that is given to the physicians that prescribe it to their patients. This does not mean it is a bad vaccine nor does it mean it is a good vaccine. The risk benefit ratio must be weighed in a decision to take or not take the drug. If a women is very sexually active with multiple partners the risk benefit ratio would be on the side of taking the vaccine. If she is not it would “probably be better” not to take the vaccine.
Merck had a devastating financial loss due to Vioxx which is a non steroidal pain medication used in treating osteoarthritis. It was very effective and a very good drug. The problem is it also put individuals at increased risk of cardiac problems and possible death as the result of using this drug. Merck hid the data in their studies during the approval process. As a result it did cause deaths in some individuals.
The sad part is, this drug is no longer available for anyone. If Merck had of not concealed the cardiac problem we could still use this very effective drug in those that do not have a high risk for cardiac involvement.
The absolute ultimate two sins in scientific research is to fabricate data or to ignore data that is contrary to a hypothesis. Merck did not fabricate data but they sure as hell did ignore data.
I wish Merck was still the company that I knew in 1985 when I graduated from pharmacy school. Sadly that company no longer exists.
Sure do Norm.
You fight the good fight against the Uniparty.
If you read the snopes article, it says ‘false’ then it goes on to validate all of the salient points in the article.
The links in the article are to a CBS interview and those ARE direct quotes.
Here’s what pisses me off: I posted this on my FB feed. I got responses citing the snopes article, but it goes like this:
My article says that 8 percent of the girls reporting had serious complications or death.
Snopes says FALSE! 92% of the girls reporting had *no*serious* complications.
The link validates *everything* that the article said.
No doubt. I was one of the ones eaten alive for my speaking out against Perry.
Sigh...did you read the part of the Snopes article that says....
“Although this information is accurate in a strictly literal sense, it is a misleading presentation of raw data that does not in itself establish a causal connection between Gardasil and the posited medical dangers.”
And did you see where the CDC says....
“None of these adverse events were found to be any more common after HPV vaccination than among the comparison groups.”
How can anyone say that another’s argument is ‘accurate’ but misleading? This is a direct quote from the actual interview. Not taken out of context. The whole thing is a cut and paste.
I did read the part about the comparison group. What comparison group? Are we talk about other vaccines? The placebo? No details at all to that statement.
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