UPDATE: FOIA uncovers 16 new Gardasil-related deaths | Barbara Hollingsworth | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner

UPDATE: FOIA uncovers 16 new Gardasil-related deaths | Barbara Hollingsworth | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner: Documents from the Food & Drug Administration obtained by Judicial Watch under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that Gardasil, a cervical cancer vaccine manufactured by Merck that FDA officials fast-tracked for approval in 2006, may not be not as safe as its industry and government backers assured the public it was.

FDA records show that 16 new deaths (including four suicides) and 3,589 “adverse reactions” tied to Gardasil were reported in the 16 months between May 2009 and September 2010. The adverse reactions included 213 cases of permanent disability. The FDA also received 25 reports of paralyzing Guillian Barre Syndrome in young girls and women who had received the vaccine.