For those of you who are contemplating the Human Papilloma Vaccine called Gardasil, the FDA and CDC have determined that Gardasil is safe and effective and the benefits far outweigh the risks.
They studied more than 9,700 reports of health problems following an injection including 20 deaths and determined that "There was not a common pattern to the deaths that would suggest they were caused by the vaccine.
" Another issue was a neurologic disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome that the FDA and CDC say the data "do not currently suggest an association.
" Merck has distributed more than 16 million doses in the United States.
OK, let's look at the numbers before I weigh in on my opinion.
Sixteen million doses and roughly 10,000 reported health problems.
So, mathematically, that works out to one in 1600 had some sort of health issue whether related to the shot or not.
Now, six percent were determined to be serious, or about 600 out of 16 million for a total of about one in 26,667 serious health problems.
That's if the vaccine was directly responsible for the health issue which the FDA and CDC determined they were not.
Statistically, that's not too bad unless you are that one.
Remember, your chances of getting killed in an automobile accident are one in 5000, this is one in almost 27,000 of a serious injury including death if they are related.
So you are more than five times safer getting this vaccine than diving to the doctor's office to get it.
And, don't forget that 600 people are killed every year by falling out of bed.
Looking at the concrete data, I think you should not get the vaccine.
The vaccine is protecting a woman against a sexually transmitted virus that has been linked to cervical cancer.
Sexually transmitted...
it's behavior.
I know teenagers will be teenagers but people are complaining about a so-called unsafe vaccine to protect themselves from an unsafe activity.
If you're worried about safety, don't perform the unsafe act to begin with.
To me, this is like complaining that the guy driving the car when I was sitting on the hood, was going too fast.
Well don't sit on the hood of a car that's going down the road.
Don't complain about a vaccine that may, there's a small chance, that it may make you sick when it is protecting you against a risky activity that you That's just part of my opinion.
The other part has to do with the length of time the vaccine has been available.
For the same reason I don't like people to take brand name drugs, because they haven't been field tested.
The true life test takes a couple years for the drug to be out, in the public, real world tested to determine the true safety.
I just don't think it's been available long enough to get real world data yet.
For the later reason, I'd wait another couple years before considering getting the vaccine.
But for my first, initial reason, I still think you should alter your behavior instead of complaining about something that is trying to protect you.
They studied more than 9,700 reports of health problems following an injection including 20 deaths and determined that "There was not a common pattern to the deaths that would suggest they were caused by the vaccine.
" Another issue was a neurologic disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome that the FDA and CDC say the data "do not currently suggest an association.
" Merck has distributed more than 16 million doses in the United States.
OK, let's look at the numbers before I weigh in on my opinion.
Sixteen million doses and roughly 10,000 reported health problems.
So, mathematically, that works out to one in 1600 had some sort of health issue whether related to the shot or not.
Now, six percent were determined to be serious, or about 600 out of 16 million for a total of about one in 26,667 serious health problems.
That's if the vaccine was directly responsible for the health issue which the FDA and CDC determined they were not.
Statistically, that's not too bad unless you are that one.
Remember, your chances of getting killed in an automobile accident are one in 5000, this is one in almost 27,000 of a serious injury including death if they are related.
So you are more than five times safer getting this vaccine than diving to the doctor's office to get it.
And, don't forget that 600 people are killed every year by falling out of bed.
Looking at the concrete data, I think you should not get the vaccine.
The vaccine is protecting a woman against a sexually transmitted virus that has been linked to cervical cancer.
Sexually transmitted...
it's behavior.
I know teenagers will be teenagers but people are complaining about a so-called unsafe vaccine to protect themselves from an unsafe activity.
If you're worried about safety, don't perform the unsafe act to begin with.
To me, this is like complaining that the guy driving the car when I was sitting on the hood, was going too fast.
Well don't sit on the hood of a car that's going down the road.
Don't complain about a vaccine that may, there's a small chance, that it may make you sick when it is protecting you against a risky activity that you That's just part of my opinion.
The other part has to do with the length of time the vaccine has been available.
For the same reason I don't like people to take brand name drugs, because they haven't been field tested.
The true life test takes a couple years for the drug to be out, in the public, real world tested to determine the true safety.
I just don't think it's been available long enough to get real world data yet.
For the later reason, I'd wait another couple years before considering getting the vaccine.
But for my first, initial reason, I still think you should alter your behavior instead of complaining about something that is trying to protect you.
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