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Risks of the Gardasil Vaccine

While vaccines help many people, some vaccines hurt people, as well. For example, more than 64,000 people have reported adverse events after receiving the Gardasil vaccine, at least according to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and Collective Evolution News. Some of the injuries patients have suffered are so severe that young plaintiffs who received the vaccine when they were teenagers are starting to file lawsuits. 

What Is POTS?

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, is a condition that affects blood flow in the autonomic and sympathetic nervous system. Individuals with POTS experience symptoms when they stand up from a reclining position. These symptoms include lightheadedness, fainting, and an uncomfortable, rapid increase in heartbeat. In severe cases, POTS may affect the muscles in the legs and core body, thus leading to permanent physical disability.

POTS is just one adverse event that has been reported in association with Gardasil. From December 2014 through December 2017, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) received 7,224 reports. Approximately 3% of these reports were marked as “serious,” which means they resulted in:

• Death
• A life-threatening adverse event
• A persistent or significant disability or incapacity
• A congenital anomaly or birth defect
• Hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization

Per complaints filed against Merck, Gardasil has more reported injuries than any other vaccine and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) has paid out millions of dollars for injuries and deaths linked to the HPV vaccine.