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Gardasil Lawsuit

Gardasil Lawsuit

A growing number of Gardasil lawsuits claim that the HPV vaccine causes autoimmune disorders and other severe, life-threatening side effects.

What You Can Do & How We Can Help

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Gardasil induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or another severe side effect of the Gardasil HPV vaccine, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Vaccine Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

What is Gardasil?

Gardasil® is an HPV vaccine that was developed by Merck & Co. and introduced in the U.S. in 2006. Gardasil helps prevent infections with HPV (human papillomavirus), a virus that can be sexually transmitted. HPV infections are linked to multiple types of cancer and genital warts.

What is the Problem?

Dozens of Gardasil lawsuits have been filed against Merck. These lawsuits allege that the HPV vaccine causes teenagers and young adults to develop autoimmune disorders, neurological side effects, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and even death.

What Do Lawsuits Allege?

Gardasil contains adjuvants, which are toxic substances that are designed to trigger the immune system, including:

  • Proprietary aluminum called Amorphous Aluminum Hydroxyphosphate sulfate (AAHS)
  • HPV LI-DNA fragments

Lawsuits allege that the adjuvants in Gardasil can cross-react against human proteins, due to the peptide commonality between HPV and human proteins. This process, also called “molecular mimicry,” has linked to serious long-term autoimmune disorders.

Gardasil Lawsuits Accuse Merck of Downplaying Risks

Lawsuits allege that Merck downplayed the risk of severe side effects from the Gardasil vaccine. Furthermore, Merck is accused of failing to adequately research the risks of Gardasil before aggressively marketing it for use by teens and children as young as 9 years old.

Plaintiffs Call for Centralization of Gardasil Vaccine Injury Lawsuits

In May 2022, a group of lawyers filed a motion to ask federal judges to centralize all Gardasil vaccine injury lawsuits into one federal court — in a Multi-District Litigation (MDL), similar to a class action. There were at least 34 Gardasil lawsuits pending in 25 district courts nationwide.

All of the lawsuits accuse Merck of downplaying the link between Gardasil and autoimmune disorders, such as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Orthostatic Intolerance, and a blood-clotting disorder called Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Autoimmune Disorders Linked to Gardasil

Gardasil has been linked to many autoimmune diseases, including (but not limited to):

  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
  • Small fiber neuropathy
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
  • Antiphospholipid syndrome
  • Transverse myelitis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Interconnective tissue disorder
  • Autoimmune pancreatitis
  • Autoimmune hepatitis

Other Health Problems Linked to Gardasil

  • Fibromyalgia
  • Dysautonomia
  • Premature ovarian failure
  • Infertility
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Chronic regional pain syndrome
  • Cognitive dysfunction
  • Migraines and severe headaches
  • Persistent gastrointestinal discomfort
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Joint pain
  • Brain fog
  • And more

Explaining The Gardasil Controversy

The FDA approved Gardasil on June 8, 2006, after giving Merck “fast-track status” to speed up the approval process to just 6 months. Afterward, Merck began aggressively marketing Gardasil using tactics that over-emphasized the risks of HPV and the effectiveness of Gardasil to scare people into agreeing to mass vaccination programs.

Does Gardasil Actually Prevent Cancer?

No studies actually prove that Gardasil prevents cancer. HPV infections can take decades to cause cervical or anal cancer, and because these cancers are so rare, an adequate study would require decades and hundreds of thousands of trial participants.

Does Gardasil Contain Hazardous Ingredients?

Gardasil contains a toxic aluminum adjuvant that is designed to stimulate an enhanced immune response — Amporphous Aluminum Hydroxyphosphate Sulfate (AAHS). The problem is that aluminum is also a potent neurotoxin that is linked to serious health problems.

Gardasil contains approximately 500 micrograms of AAHS, an adjuvant that has never been proven safe. Instead, studies show that aluminum can bind to non-vaccine proteins in the body, or latent viruses, which can trigger autoimmune reactions and other conditions.

Gardasil Recall

On December 16, 2013, Merck announced a voluntary recall for Gardasil (Lot Number J007354) because it may contain tiny glass particles as a result of breakage during the manufacturing process. The recalled vials were distributed between August 20, 2013, and October 9, 2013.

According to the CDC: “If a vaccine containing glass particles (tiny enough to get through a needle) is given to a patient, mild reactions routinely seen after vaccination may occur (for instance, redness or swelling at the injection site).”

Do I have a Gardasil Lawsuit?

The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Gardasil induced injury cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or another severe side effect of the Gardasil HPV vaccine, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Vaccine Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.

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