Following on from the initial article ‘HPV Vaccine Gardasil‘.
Schoolgirls to get ‘cancer jab’
Schoolgirls in Britain will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer from September 2008, ministers have announced.
This goes further than recommended by experts, with all aged 12-13 eligible, and a catch-up campaign up to 18.
It is thought that vaccinating against human papilloma virus (HPV) could save hundreds of lives in the UK each year.
Merck, the Big Pharma company who owns Gardasil, is looking at an income of over 100 million from the use of the vaccine in the UK alone.
Problem is, it isn’t safe, but the government (due to lobbying by Merck, no doubt) wants to push this potentially dangerous drug anyway. Let’s look at the stats quickly. Read the rest of this entry »
