Georgetown: The Brickdam lawn of the Ministry of Health was the venue for picketing action earlier today, a move which was engaged by a modest gathering of women concerned about the recent vaccine (Gardasil), which was introduced by the Ministry of Health to guard against cervical cancer. The women, who described themselves as a “group of concerned women, sisters and wives,” were armed with placards emphasizing their concerns about the vaccine.
Charlene Wilkinson, an educator, was among the group, who in an invited comment said that her concerns are not limited to the actual introduction of the vaccine Gardasil as a means of prevention of the Human Papilloma-virus (HPV) but rather the manner in which the Ministry is handling it. HPV is said to be a major risk factor for cervical cancer but according to Wilkinson there is enough information in the public domain that highlights both the “pros and cons” of the vaccine. She alluded to the notion that “evidence shows that the dangers of the vaccine are much stronger than the pros.”
The dangers, she disclosed, includes lupus and heart seizures, even as she disclosed that there are reports of one 14-year-old girl , in the United Kingdom, dying about one hour after receiving the said vaccine. In fact, she revealed that a health professional who has an association with the company responsible for the production of the vaccine has warned of its effects. She explained that she has been privileged to have the knowledge that vaccines become acceptable by a society when there are problems of epidemic proportions when persons are in danger of spreading or contracting a disease. Such vaccines are used with the understanding that while all vaccines have risk they are administered for the benefit of all, she added. “But in this case what is the risk? Cancer is something that comes from a poor or compromised immune system among other factors…All the information is out there. This is not prevention! I don’t understand how the Ministry can call this vaccination campaign prevention.”
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