Undermining the Truth? By Norma Erickson Hundreds of young women in Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia ended up in hospitals since the administration of the second dose of Gardasil beginning in schools on March 20, 2014. Local newspapers report as many as 700 girls being sent to emergency rooms after receiving Gardasil over the last few […]
Legal precedent in Colombia: Landmark decision for HPV vaccine survivor
Legal Precedent By Norma Erickson 14 November 2014: A 15 year-old survivor of HPV vaccination, living in El Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia, South America, is the recipient of the first judgment issued by any High Court in the country in a case regarding complications occurring after HPV vaccination. In this landmark decision the court ruled […]
Carmen de Bolivar: Neuropathic pain epidemic among Colombian girls
Neuropathic Pain Original Research By Pompilio Martinez N., M.D. Alumnus, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Former researcher Colombian National Institute of Health, Bogotá, Colombia Abstract The presence of neuropathic pain was investigated in 19 adolescents from Carmen de Bolívar (Colombia) and 2 women from the rest of the country with a history of immunization with […]
Do HPV vaccines target the right strains for Colombia?
Right Strains? By Sandy Lunoe, Guest Author There is a most relevant question which should immediately be addressed regarding the HPV vaccine program in Colombia. The question does not in this instance refer to the worrying fact that many girls have fallen seriously ill after commencement of the HPV vaccine program. It concerns specifically whether […]
Gardasil Scandal Brewing in Colombia?
By Mario Lamo- Jiménez Her name is María Paula Mejía, college student. Since receiving three doses of Gardasil her health has deteriorated considerably. She now suffers from constant pain throughout her body, muscle weakness, and bleeding from the nose and gums. She has so much pain in her left knee and ankle that she must walk with […]