Gardasil

      New news on Gardasil. Dr Diane Harper,one of the leading researchers for the vaccine Gardasil finally says that the vaccine risks and long term effectiveness have not been communicated well.  She also urges more complete warnings be given to parents and young girls before vaccination.

 

Really!  About time!  How about all of the girls who have had adverse reactions to this vaccine that supposedly prevents a few strains of cervical cancer.  By the way, parents, cervical cancer is completely curable and detected by a PAP smear.  More importantly, young women would not have to worry about any of this is abstinence first was discussed and expected at home and reinforced in the schools, but because it hasn't been, we have a lot of young women whose life and health will never be the same again.

 

Remember two years ago, the Illinois General Assembly was considering legislation mandating Gardasil vaccination for all sixth grade girls.  These bills, HB 115 and SB 10, were never enacted because the legislature dropped the mandate in favor of a plan to provide information on the vaccine to parents.

 

Information?  I highly doubt it was the correct information.  Now the real information is being published, but for many little girls it is too late.  Their health will never be the same.

 

Lake County Right to Life is holding a Community Forum on September 19th.  See the front page of our website, www.ifrl.org/lake.  The topic is Plan B and Gardasil.