1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. "Around 17 million people in the EU and UK have now received our vaccine, and the number of cases of blood clots reported in this group is lower than the hundreds of cases that would be expected among the general population," Ann Taylor, AstraZeneca's chief medical officer, said. This slightly twisted assumption is flatly contradicted by the data it operates on a strange, moralistic consequences of sex principle, a mantra that abstinence trumps pragmatism. Characterizing News Report of the Substandard Vaccine Case of Changchun Changsheng in China: A Text Mining Approach. Frequently Asked Questions About HPV Vaccine Safety (CDC). The bill, if passed, would require that the controversial Gardasil vaccine be administered to all school aged children attending grades 8 through 12 in California. Despite more than 15 years of consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are safe and effective, a new study has found that more parents are citing concerns about the vaccines safety in recent years. by Elia Ben-Ari, December 22, 2022, It protects against two high-risk HPV types (types 16 and 18) and two low-risk types (types 6 and 11). But now I wouldnt, Why AIB didnt treat ordinary borrowers the way it treated DJ Carey, Paul Mescals visit to alma mater wasnt just a homecoming it was a return to where his career began, Race to get last children out of Bakhmut as city becomes hell on earth, Russian attack on Bakhmut intensifies as civilians flee on foot, URC: Connacht make lucky escape to beat spirited Dragons, Rory McIlroy charges into contention with bogey-free 68 at Bay Hill, Greece train crash: Station masters court appearance delayed, Rian ONeill stars as Armagh fight hard to beat Donegal, URC: Ulster on track for home quarter-final with convincing win over Cardiff. Ikeda SI, Hineno A, Ozawa K, Kinoshita T. Immunol Res. The recommended dosing schedule for the vaccine now involves two injections if the first is administered before age 15, or three injections if the first is administered after age 15. If the government were to resume promoting the HPV vaccine in Japan, our study shows that we could avoid most of this loss of life, said study co-author Sharon Hanley, a professor at Hokkaido University in northern Japan. Cervical cancer vaccine introduced in Lao PDR, Learn more about WHOs work on cervical cancer. The people of Spain are crying out for its removal from their country. The EMA is investigating the incidents, but said there was "no indication" the vaccine had caused them. The European Commission then decided that the vaccines could continue to be marketed. To look at trends in health issues reported after HPV vaccination, the researchers turned to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a website operated by CDC and FDA. Any other allegations about her lack of support for vaccinations is based on misinformation, disinformation and lies. Relevant bodies must make a clear decision regarding the HPV vaccine and its status in the NIP: the proactive recommendation must either be reinstated or the HPV vaccine legal framework altered to rely entirely on voluntary individual decisions. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. But there are also trouble spots, including France, where 1 in 3 people disagree that vaccines are safe, and Ukraine, where only about half of the population thinks that vaccines work. Among the most commonly reported effects to the authority are short-term vaccination-related events, occurring at the time of vaccination, such as syncope, or fainting. Vaccination for adolescent girls is the most cost-effective public health measure against cervical cancer, and it is one of the key pillars of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health issue. STN: 125508. On Thursday, March 11, Denmark became the first country to suspend all use of AstraZeneca's vaccine. The authority said that it was a "precaution" until the EMA has made a decision as to whether the shot increases the risk of blood clots, and was in line with similar measures adopted by other European countries. The 9-valent HPV vaccine is efficacious in preventing persistent HPV infection and cervical high-grade or worse lesions caused by the additional HPV types 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 covered by the vaccine (evidence quality: high) and HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18 (evidence quality: moderate due to indirectness) in females 16-26 years. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. The public health and cancer control communities should be thinking about how to address this potential outcome through both health communication research and public health practice, Dr. Vanderpool added. For boys, the top reasons cited by parents for not vaccinating in 2010 all decreased over time. There have also been 101 deaths reported after vaccination with Prevnar 13, a new version of Prevnar introduced in 2010. The Nation. While sensitivity by media organisations is laudable, is it completely irresponsible journalism to suspend all critical faculties when reporting on vaccines. A recent analysis of 4,900 women in Nordic countries, which use more robust medical records systems than the United States, found Gardasil "is effective up to 6 years following vaccination with . Sarah Kobrin, Ph.D., M.P.H., head of NCIs Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch, who wasnt involved in the study, agreed. Larson HJ, Wilson R, Hanley S, Parys A, Paterson P. Hum Vaccin Immunother. Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine. So to try to make use of this data, researchers compare the rates at which negative side effects are reported for different vaccines. Graa Freitas, head of health authority DGS, told a news conference that the side effects being evaluted were severe but rare. In Japan, around 10,000 women develop cervical cancer each year,. There was no common pattern to the deaths that would suggest that they were caused by the vaccine. A study published in The Lancet Public Health on Monday said that policy would lead to more than 24,600 cervical cancer cases that could have been prevented. In addition to thoughts and beliefs about a topic, peoples behavior is also influenced by the things they see their friends and family and important people in their community recommending or doing for themselves, she added. The two companies' respective vaccines the former's Cervarix and the latter's Gardasil were widely marketed as the best available prophylactic, or preventive, for cervical cancer. Beavis says that their findings demonstrate that parents are less concerned with the HPV vaccines relation to gender and sexual activity, and that public health campaigns should focus on persistent concerns about safety and necessity of the vaccine for both boys and girls in order to be responsive to parents true concerns. Some people will die after any vaccination, not because vaccines cause death but because people, even babies and adolescents, die with terrible regularity. You cant tell people theyre wrong if you actually want them to hear alternative information. Kirby alleges that her daughter suffered horrendous adverse effects after being given the vaccine, and Regret claim that upwards of 140 girls are suffering severe non-specific reactions to the vaccination, from fainting spells to fits. Careers. According to NCSL, "Since 2006, legislators in at least 41 states and D.C. have introduced legislation to require the vaccine, fund or educate the public about the HPV Vaccine and at least 21 states have enacted legislation, including Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New . It then said Monday it had reversed the decision and administer the first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine Tuesday. It's normal for these reports to pour in for safe vaccines. Sadly, it is still used in 100 countries, including this great United States of America. August 19, 2009 / 5:13 PM / CBS. 3 May 2012. Like all clinical compounds, Gardasil has been extensively tested for years, constantly monitored for potential adverse effects. By all measures it has been found to be a safe and effective intervention. She told CBS it is essentially useless. When the researchers looked at the data by state, they found that the number of parents citing safety concerns increased in 30 states and more than doubled in California, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Hawaii. Given the sheer volume of teens who have received the vaccine, it is a statistical certainty that some will develop a physical or psychosomatic illness after inoculation. Unfortunately, some information about HPV vaccines and cancer found online and on social media is inaccurate. "Panel Unanimously Recommends Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls 11 and Up." Tradename: Gardasil Manufacturer: Merck & Co., Inc Indications: Prevention of vulvar and vaginal cancer Vaccination in females 9 through 26 years of age for prevention of the following diseases. A great many of these reports can come from sales reps for drug manufacturers who hear about the incidents. The researchers specifically looked at Guillain-Barr Syndrome, a neurological disorder that had been linked to a bad batch of flu shots; there wasn't a signal that this was a problem with Gardasil. Studies have shown that while individuals trust medical professionals for health information, a growing number are turning to the internet for first and second opinions about HPV, HPV vaccines, and HPV-associated cancer, they continued. Unfortunately, VAERS data is notoriously spotty better than nothing, but there's no way to insure that potential side effects are reported. A week of IVIG treatments were unsuccessful, and she was discharged. According to CDC and FDA, VAERS data can only be used to find unusual patterns that should be evaluated in additional studies. The Health Products Regulatory Authority has received 1,099 reports of adverse reactions and events associated with the use of the vaccine, but it said that this should not be taken as evidence of a causal link and that the benefits continue to outweigh the potential risks. CBS News. In astatement on Sunday, AstraZeneca said that there was no evidence its COVID-19 vaccine led to an increased risk of blood clots"in any defined age group, gender, batch, or in any particular country.". Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. It was administered to around 16,000 girls in the district, many of whom stayed in state government-run hostels meant for tribal students. Cyprus announced Monday that it would temporarily postpone vaccinations until the EMA had concluded its investigation. Another CDC-funded vaccine safety program, the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), also performs vaccine safety studies, including those based on reports to VAERS. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Examining Long-Term Effects of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Recommendation Messages: A 4-Month Follow-Up Survey of a Randomized Controlled Study in Japan. Accordingly, there appears to be a fundamental difference in the approach to vaccine policymaking between Japan (MHLW/VARRC) and other countries and the World Health Organization, which base policy decisions on the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine. During the same time frame, reports of serious health issues after HPV vaccination were consistently rare, the study found. The Gardasil HPV vaccine has been proved to have caused the deaths of 32 women. The HSE, which noted that syncope can occur after any vaccination, especially in adolescence, advises girls to prevent it by sitting down for 15 minutes after vaccinations. SAGE was deeply concerned that the current HPV vaccine shortage could result in failure to introduce or sustain programmes in some countries, particularly those with a high burden of cervical cancer, the group said in WHOs Weekly Epidemiological Record of 22 November.1, HPV causes most cases of cervical cancer and the vaccine, first introduced in the US in 2006, has proven so effective that . Study results suggest safety concerns top the list, and that physicians need to step up their patient education and vaccine recommendations, Researchers explain the reasons for why parents chose not to get their child vaccinated with the HPV vaccine The safety and the efficacy of the vaccine has been reaffirmed by numerous independent investigations, including a 2015 report based on data from over a million individuals which concluded the vaccine had a favourable safety profile. The elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem is within reach for all countries. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was integrated into Japan's national immunization program (NIP) in April 2013. In December, Irish broadcaster TV3 ran an investigation, featuring Regrets assertions prominently. Using Japanese population and medical data and forecasted cervical cancer incidence, the study found that, if nothing changes, there would be 10,800 preventable deaths from cervical cancer over the next 50 years. There is no evidence yet that the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots. Epub 2014 Nov 13. The suspension would last at least 14 days,the country's health authority said. Teens and young adults who start the series later, at ages . It didn't specifically say whether these were the same as the two incidents reported in Austria. The Latvian health authorities announced Monday that it would go further, pressing pause on the entire AstraZeneca vaccine rollout as an "additional precaution" for two weeks. HPV infection can cause cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers in women and penile cancer in men. Tracking the global spread of vaccine sentiments: the global response to Japan's suspension of its HPV vaccine recommendation. However, like any medicine, this vaccine can cause side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low. Very few parents know that Gardasil has come under intense scrutiny from medical professionals around the world in the past few years. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was integrated into Japan's national immunization program (NIP) in April 2013. One TD (member of the Irish parliament), seemingly unfamiliar with the old adage about prevention being better than cure, even questioned why there was a need for a vaccine when we have smear tests for cancer. And there is no way to tell if a particular side effect is linked to the vaccine. CDC recommends that 11- to 12-year-olds receive two doses of HPV vaccine 6 to 12 months apart. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; Japan; Public health ethics; Vaccine policymaking. What is the evidence? Human papillomavirus (HPV) has long haunted humankind; almost all sexually active adults carry some of HPVs 170 strains. Anders Tegnell, Sweden's state epidemiologist, announced Tuesday that the country had paused its AstraZeneca vaccine rollout as a "precautionary measure" until the EMA had completed its investigation into whether blood clots and low platelets were caused by the shot. The 100 countries cover only 30% of the global target population. The health ministry said the decision was based on information it had received about possible side effects and the EMA's ongoing investigation. And although many of these are harmless, amongst the myriad mutants there are those whose effects are anything but benign: subtypes 6 and 11 can lead to genital warts; subtypes 16 and 18 (amongst others) can lead to cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, anal and oral cancers. Scroll down for the full list. One of the cases of severe blood clots was related to a death in Denmark, it said. by Sharon Reynolds, National Cancer Institute "FDA Approves Expanded Uses for Gardasil." There is a sizeable contingent who find the idea that their children will eventually have normal sexual urges disquieting, with some physicians also voicing opposition on moral grounds. Germany,. Those of us in science outreach were left in the unenviable position of having to counter an emotive narrative in an attempt to neutralise some of the damage done by such vapid reporting. You have to look at this finding and the vaccine uptake [rates] together. According to recent data, there has been a steady increase in HPV vaccination rates. During those years, the survey included questions about whether parents planned to vaccinate their children against HPV if they hadnt alreadyand, if not, why they were choosing not to. The CDC and FDA did this for HPV vaccines in 2009, looking at the first 12,424 reports to VAERS and publishing the result in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These physicians may also be more likely to broach the subject with parents, and recommend the vaccine, if they themselves better understand that relatively few parents avoid vaccinating due to concerns over sexual activity. And based on the data available, it is unlikely (though not impossible) that even those deaths were caused by the vaccine. GARDASIL 9. Despite all the sound and fury from religious conservatives, anti-vaccine campaigners and clueless broadcasters, the unassailable crux of the matter is that the HPV vaccine has the potential to save lives. Common Gardasil 9 side effects may include: pain, swelling, redness, itching, bruising, bleeding, and a lump where the shot was given; nausea, diarrhea, stomach pain; headache; Anti-vaccine sites also perpetuate the falsehood that Gardasil has been banned in Japan . 2020 Dec 10;8(4):549. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040549. Manufacturer: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. There have also been 60,000 reports of death with the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine, and 26,000 following vaccination with Pfizer's Prevnar, for pneumococcus bacteria. However, numerous instances of serious adverse reactions were widely reported in the media, resulting in the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) suspending the official recommendation of the HPV vaccine on June 14, 2013. Gardasil is a vaccine that protects young women from the strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause 70% of cervical cancers. As the CDC stated in its 2009 article on "Reports of Health Concerns Following HPV Vaccination," before the Gardasil HPV vaccine was licensed it was studied in five clinical trials involving over 21,000 girls and women of ages 9 through 26. Both had received vaccines from the same batch, the authorities said. This is not some mere hypothetical risk over 90% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV, a cancer which claimed the lives of 270,000 women in 2012 alone. Officials said they were waiting for more information from the WHO. It was really shocking to me to see this parallel analysis of parental perceptions and statements about safety and the actual safety results, and theyre going in opposite directions," said Robin Vanderpool, Dr.P.H., chief of NCIs Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, who wasnt involved in the study. The Italian health authority announced Monday that it had extended a local ban of AstraZeneca's vaccine in the Piedmont region to become a national one, local media first reported. But why is this the case? Bookshelf Indonesian officials said Monday the country would delay its rollout of AstraZeneca's vaccine, local media reported. "Vaccine Can Save Vast Number of Lives, Says Cancer Specialist." This has now been rescheduled for Tuesday, Reuters reported. None of these adverse events were found to be any more common after HPV vaccination than among the comparison groups. Given questions about how long the vaccine is effective for, she questioned the efficacy of giving shots to girls as young as 11 years old in parts of the world (such as the U.S.) where women regularly undergo safety Pap screening repeatedly over their lifetimes, saying that the chances of their contracting cervical cancer may be less than the "small" risks associated with the vaccine. Kei Tamura, deputy director of the Health Ministrys immunization office, said in an interview in December that there is a sort of inner conflict in that we are not aggressively, proactively recommending it, but I do think its better to take it.. TOKYO (Reuters) - A decision by Japan to stop recommending adolescent girls receive a HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11,000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed, according to a study in a prestigious medical journal. The vaccine used was Gardasil, manufactured by Merck. There are also resources like smartphone apps, she added, that teach health care providers effective strategies for talking with parents about the HPV vaccine. 2020 Nov 17;8(4):691. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040691. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. If you doubt their good intentions, theyre not going to hear you out, regardless of how sparse the evidence is for their beliefs, she said. Other commonly reported symptoms include gastrointestinal symptoms, malaise, headache, dizziness and injection-site reactions, the Health Products Regulatory Authority said. If you have a subscription to The BMJ, log in: Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more. She also states that Cervarix may also have a protective effect against some autoimmune disorders. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccinebeginning at age 9in 2006 for females and in 2009 for males. We think all physicians need to be champions of this vaccine that has the potential to prevent tens of thousands of cases of cancers each year, Beavis says. Very few know that the Federal Drug Administration reported 85 deaths from Gardasil between June 2006 and June 2013. It's absolutely clear that these are for the most part not side effects from Gardasil. Vaccines (Basel). But Dr. Harper also noted that the risks of death surrounding the administration of Gardasil were "very rare," and that she "agrees with Merck and the CDC that Gardasil is safe for most girls and women. The risks from the vaccine are very small and may be limited to headaches and fainting caused by the needle, not the vaccine itself. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Gardasil is demonstrably safe and demonstrably effective in preventing cancer. My 11-year-old great niece was a happy, healthy child until upon the recommendation of her pediatrician she received a Gardasil shot. Following is an outline of countries that have restricted or suspended use of COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, after Europe confirmed possible links to rare blood. These are the facts. They did note 2 cases of unusual neurological symptoms similar to Lou Gehrig's disease, and there was an increase in patients who had potentially dangerous blood clots, although 90% of those patients had a risk factor for those clots, such as taking birth control pills, that might explain the increase. The vaccination can be started at age 9 years. While this makes for an arresting anecdote, the implicit assumption that the temporal sequence is anything other than coincidental is comprehensively debunked by the scientific and statistical evidence against it. Yet despite this, it has been the subject of dogged opposition - in the US, vaccination rates have stagnated far below the optimum levels for protection, while a number of legal challenges against the vaccine have been mounted across Europe. Dr. Chris Shaw professor at the University of British Columbia said Gardasil "is a vaccine that's been highly marketed, the benefits are overhyped, and the dangers are underestimated." Australia was one of the first countries to roll out a national cervical cancer immunisation campaign using Gardasil. There was only one pan-European study involving four countries: France, the UK, Germany, and Italy. NIS-Teen collects information from a nationally representative sample of parents about their childrens vaccine usage, with vaccine rates verified with information collected from each childs physician. NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. Despite the complicity of media outlets in spreading poorly researched or misleading stories, blame for this seems to be curiously evanescent. Experts say any risks are outweighed by the shot's benefits. The study looked at data from 2015 to 2018, Dr. Vanderpool noted, well before the COVID-19 pandemic and rising hesitancy around COVID-19 vaccines. Access this article for 1 day for:30 / $37 / 33 (excludes VAT). There has also been no evidence of increased bleeding in the more than 60,000 participants who enrolled in AstraZeneca's trials, it added. Photograph: Voisin/Phanie/Rex/Shutterstock. Okuhara T, Okada H, Goto E, Tsunezumi A, Kagawa Y, Kiuchi T. Vaccines (Basel). In 2016 there were responses from 1,633 parents of girls and 2,255 parents of boys age 13-17. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help No similar cases are currently known in the Netherlands, it said. The site is secure. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies Foreign travelers, including family members, friends, and business relations, are being kept off U.S. soil due to the air travel vaccine mandate, which remains for . Some health reports were hearsay and lacked sufficient information to be verified, she added. The Netherlands said Sunday it would stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for at least two weeks. 19 August 2009. But squeamishness about sex and unsupported safety fears are threatening vaccination programmes The HPV vaccine Gardasil is. PMC Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Risk of Common Cancers, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The vaccine is recommended for girls and boys aged 11 or 12. Worldwide studies have shown the vaccine to be virtually 100 percent effective and very safe, with the FDA concluding that the vast majority of side effects are minor, and that benefits continue to outweigh adverse events. Gardasil has been banned in Japan. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images, Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS, NOW WATCH: Drugmakers are developing coronavirus vaccines in record time but it will still be months before one is available, Experts say any risks are outweighed by the shot's benefits, Shipping the COVID-19 vaccines is creating huge business opportunities for previously unknown players here are 10 companies that could become household names, the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, Ireland on Sunday suspended the use of the shot, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) said, The Netherlands said Sunday it would stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, Thailand on Friday became the first Asian country to suspend use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said. Gardasil is useless and costs a fortune!". Highlights include Bangladesh, where almost 98% of people believe that vaccines are both safe and effective. His statement did not mention the blood clots or name any countries. Next year, the World Health Assembly will discuss a Draft Global Strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health issue, presented for approval, which will provide countries with targets and strategic actions for countries in their efforts. Almost 650 girls in Ireland reported requiring medical intervention or treatment after receiving the HPV vaccine, according to data collected by the States medicines watchdog. "I think its really telling.. And research has shown that parents who are exposed to misinformation about HPV vaccines on social media are less likely to vaccinate their children. The research team analyzed responses to that specific question, which was asked each year from 2010-2016. NCI has funded 11 research projects to explore the influence local organizations have on community members with HPV vaccine hesitancy.
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