Gardasil reactions can cause car accidents---more...

June 12, 2009

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The FDA said that individuals who faint sometimes have jerking movements andseizure-like activity but it doesn't mean a person is having a seizure.

Huh????? Well what the heck does it mean then???

But don't worry...it's good for you....

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From another list:

Friday, June 12, 2009 12:42 PMGardasil: recipients fainting behind the wheel!You would think that fainting was a "sign" of the body reacting "badly" tothe vaccine... but no....it is not considered adverse....just part of thevaccine party.FDA Strengthens Fainting Warnings On Gardasil's Labelhttp://money. cnn.com/news/ newsfeeds/ articles/ djf500/200906101 619DOWJONESDJONLINE000731_FORTUNE5 .htmWASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesdaystrengthened warnings on Merck & Co.'s (MRK) Gardasil vaccine about faintingafter receiving reports of "traumatic injuries" among some vaccinerecipients.In a posting aimed at health-care professionals posted to the agency's Website, the FDA said all vaccine recipients should remain

seated or lying downand be closely observed for 15 minutes following vaccination "to preventfalls and injuries."Gardasil was approved in June 2006 and is designed to protect against fourstrains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, two of which account for about70% of cervical-cancer cases. It's recommended that girls ages 11 to 12receive the vaccine in a three-dose series before they are sexually active,and it coincides with recommendations on other vaccines.The FDA said that since October 2007 a discussion about fainting has been inGardasil's labeling for both the health-care provider and the patient.However, warnings about fainting have been strengthened and moved to a moreprominent place on the drug label and on information that is supposed to begiven to patients before they are vaccinated. The new materials wereapproved by the agency Wednesday.The FDA said that individuals who faint

sometimes have jerking movements andseizure-like activity but it doesn't mean a person is having a seizure.The agency also said some patients who fainted had serious injuries fromfalling. Some injuries were seen while patients were still in the doctor'soffice while others resulted in car accidents.The FDA said fainting has been reported after administration of other typesof adolescent and adult vaccines. It said it's considering whether tostrengthen fainting warnings on other vaccines.The agency said that in an adverse-event database that tracks vaccinesafety, 13% of Gardasil-related reports describe fainting.-By Jennifer Corbett Dooren, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9294;<jennifer.corbett@ dowjones. com> jennifer.corbett@ dowjones. comRandi J. Airola, © 517-819-5926

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