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An extract from ‘The Vaccine Xchange’ post titled “The Marketing of the HPV Vaccine”:

“In other words, your doctor very likely bases his or her attitude towards Gardasil on the information he or she received from Gardasil’s manufacturer, instead of some independent research authority.

A 2009 Special Communication from the Journal of the American Medical Association explores this particular marketing tactic, noting that, “By making this vaccine’s target disease cervical cancer, the sexual transmission of HPV was minimized, the threat of cervical cancer to all adolescents maximized, and the subpopulations most at risk [women in developing countries] practically ignored.” As a result, in 2006, Gardasil was named the pharmaceutical “Brand of the Year” for building “a market out of thin air.” It’s no wonder that, according to Merck’s CEO, the campaign proceeded “flawlessly.”

The complete disregard for medical ethics seems to be a feature of the HPV vaccine marketing campaign. In India, a clinical trial of the vaccine was abandoned after an investigation revealed that the trial violated national and international guidelines regarding clinical research as well as the rights of children. There, as in the U.S., the vaccine had been marketed to medical associations, whose uncritical acceptance of the manufacturer’s claims resulted in this completely unethical study that lead to the six post-vaccination deaths. Meanwhile, in France, several Gardasil advertisements were found to violate national health codes as they made false claims regarding vaccine effectiveness.”

Factors other than marketing, see ‘related articles’, add to the criticisms and even suggest  motivations other than profits.  Safety aspects have also been raised.

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