HPV Vaccine Safety

What it asks

What the petitioner did first

1. 27 Oct 2015
   Public Petitions Committee

   New Petitions
   1 mention
2. 12 Jan 2016
   Public Petitions Committee

   Continued Petitions
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1. England526 26.1%
2. United States491 24.3%
3. United Kingdom170 8.4%
4. Scotland136 6.7%
5. Australia127 6.3%
6. Japan121 6%
7. Norway58 2.9%
8. Ireland46 2.3%
9. Poland40 2%
10. Spain38 1.9%
11. 45 other countries265 13.1%

1. Freda Birrell 9 Jul 2015
   I am calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to convene a roundtable discussion on the safety of HPV vaccines with medical and scientific professionals from both sides of the debate. Many young girls in the UK and in many countries worldwide have become ill following HPV vaccination and this serious issue needs to be addressed. I do hope that Edinburgh will take the lead in the UK and discuss this at a scientific level.
2. Caron Ryalls 9 Jul 2015
   I urge the Scottish Parliament to lead the way in the UK by backing a roundtable discussion on the safety of HPV vaccines as called for with this petition. My daughter was healthy and active prior to her HPV vaccination nearly 5 years ago, but since her vaccination she has been extremely ill and her life changed beyond recognition. In those 5 years we have struggled to find medical professionals with the experience and knowledge to accurately assess and diagnose her. The way she has been treated has been scandalous, her education has been decimated and her future is very uncertain. We have no way of knowing if she will ever work full time and tragically we have no guarantee that she will not develop cervical cancer. If I could turn back the clock I would because I believe the risks with the HPV vaccination far outweigh any estimated benefit. Currently, the risk are very real, with families living with the consequences but the benefits are pure speculation. This surely cannot be right.
3. Dee Waterhousr 9 Jul 2015
   My daughter was a super fit healthy young woman playing sports at least 3 times a week. Within a couple of months of completing her HPC course she started having fatigue nausea and abdominal pain. Within 6 months she had an unusual faint with a very fast pulse. Initial referral to children's services were very poor. Eventually she came under the care of a very caring cardiology consultant. She has had every investigation you can think of and we have been informed we may never know why she has symptoms of dizziness feel faint not there feeling abdo pain and now recently nausea. She has been diagnosed as reflex syncope an autonomic condition no control over her heart rate and blood pressure she takes cardiac medication to try and control her symptoms but it is slow process, it is heart breaking to watch our 15year old daughter missing out on her life she missed being a bridesmaid for the first time school has been a challenge every day wheysuddiyou are using a wheelchair and finally missing her prom as she didn't feel well enough she is 16 in August and what should be a milestone and celebration will be a quiet affair as she just can't face celebrators she is so exhausted all the time . If we as parents had been properly informed and made aware what was happening to other young women WE WOULD NEVER HAVE AGREED TO THIS VACCINE AND SHAME ON THIS GOVERNMENT FOR CONTINUING WITH THIS PROGRAM AND COVERING UP THIS SCANDAL
4. Jennifer Allan 9 Jul 2015
   This vaccine is expensive, causes more adverse effects than all the other vaccines put together, does not protect from all cancer causing HPV strains, and is UNNECESSARY, since pap smears are far more effective in prevention of cervical cancer. PLEASE stop risking our lovely teenage girls' health with this vaccine. Other countries have banned this vaccine or are considering doing so.
5. Anna Watson 9 Jul 2015
   It still remains just a theory that a virus causes cancer, so putting girls at such risk is shocking. I do hope new debate and evidence can be shared as soon as possible
6. Norma Erickson 9 Jul 2015
   HPV vaccines are not safe for everyone. This has been clearly demonstrated in every country where they are used. The only way to identify those most at risk for serious adverse reactions is to conduct open and honest scientific discussions. Society cannot afford to let their young healthy people continue to be put at risk for serious injuries, perhaps death, for a promise of positive results 15 years down the road. Please seriously consider holding an open discussion on HPV vaccine risks so the true risk to benefit ratio can be determined. Don't allow your young people to play HPV vaccine roulette.
7. Susana lozano 10 Jul 2015
   No a la vacuna del papiloma. No papillomavirus vaccine
8. Karen smyth 10 Jul 2015
   I fully support this petition. My daughter was injured by the HPV vaccine Gardasil. It has totally destroyed her life and impacted heavily and extremely negatively on our entire family. My daughter has emtremely poor health, no schooling and no social life. She is 17 yrs old and was vaccinated nearly 5 yrs ago. She's getting worse not better and the medical people who caused the problem are doing nothing to put it right. It's got to stop before any more lives are destroyed.
9. Elizabeth Grace Filby 10 Jul 2015
   Scotland can and should lead the way on this, since Westminster has failed to do so.
10. Sam Sharman-Dunn 10 Jul 2015
    Our daughter became very unwell with PoTS and CFS following the HPV vaccine (Ceravix). It has devastated all our lives. We urgently need a full investigation into the safety of these vaccines before more girls are injured. Please help us.
11. Marie Smith 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter had the vacinnation in the first year they were offered. Since then she has experienced recurring sore throats, swollen glands and worryingly sore knee joints. She was tested for glandular fever and swine flu at one stage but nothing was positive. She is now 22 and continues to have aching knee joints and swollen glands.
12. Helen Huitson 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter had the gardasil vaccine October 2013 and reacted immediately and has been extremely ill since ! She only had the first dose and now has chronic illness
13. David Riddell 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter was injured by the HPV vaccine and has been in and out of hospital since getting vaccine in January before she had vaccine she had never been in hospital.
14. shireen Robson 10 Jul 2015
    My Daughter is unable to walk and suffering from blackouts limiting her ability to concentrate, following the HPV vaccine (Gardasil) she received at school. This has completely changed not only her life and ability to achieve her own life goals but has had a large impact on our lives. I am committed to discovering why this has happened and wish for further investigation into the matter.
15. martina haude 10 Jul 2015
    Our daughter is 15 and is very unwell due to having the HPV vaccine in 2013. Her illness is very disabling and she as gone from a sporty child to being unable to walk and have a normal life like her peers. She can not attend school daily and we feel as parents that the HPV vaccine needs to be looked at asap
16. Ifet Lawrence 10 Jul 2015
    My 15 year old daughter had 2 out of the 3 Gardasil injections, and has been very ill since. She has missed 2 years of school and barely leaves the house now. This vaccine has changed my daughter's life. Before the vaccine she barely even got a cold. More needs to be done to look at the effects of of the affected girls because at the moment no one is taking any notice.
17. Christina Garvey 10 Jul 2015
    I had my first episode multilple sclerosis following a routine Hep B vaccination for travel as a teenager more than 20 years ago. I was not correctly diagnosed until 10 years later. All vaccines need to be looked at. There is no one size fits all
    - sadly.
18. CHELSEA ST. IVES 10 Jul 2015
    I was affected by the HPV vaccine. I now have a chronic idiopathic swelling disorder that affects my life every day. I have had to quit jobs because of it, seen many doctors, to no avail.
19. Steven Scrutton 10 Jul 2015
    My grand-daughter refused this vaccine, and was given a hard time, not just by doctors (who said nothing about the known dangers of the vaccines
    - they have been known about for a very long time) but from her teachers. One teacher asked her "why are you so special?". She was upset for a time, but I am delighted she was strong enough to remain firm. The HPV Gardasil vaccine is the most damaging to health of all vaccines, and that is really saying something!
20. Nina Bjelogrlic-Laakso 10 Jul 2015
    I am a neurologist from Finland.
    
    Mass vaccinations with Cervarix were initiated in our country somewhat later (i.e. in autumn 2013) than in many other countries so we have not seen the SAE cases until lately. So far, our health authorities have received 31 SAEs out of which two has been reported by the undersigned.
    
    The problem is that most of the colleagues do not know of the risks related to HPV vaccines and, therefore, it does not necessarily come to their mind to ask their patients' vaccination history. Consequently, SAE reports are done only occasionally. That was the case with two of my own patients, who came to my office for a second opinion. Having a close look at their medical history it became very clear to me that the causality to the preceding Cervarix vaccinations was in both of those two cases (according to the criteria set by our health authorities) at least probable (if not definite). The causality can be considered definite, if the mechanisms that have been described in the literature are generally accepted to explain the cascade of events leading to serious symptoms (including sometimes even death).
    
    I had a meeting a couple of days ago with our national health authorities, who do believe (like their foreign colleagues) that that benefits outweigh the risks. During our discussions it became obvious that the safety signal has been recognized and that our authorities are following very carefully the situation. So an open scientific discussion would be warmly welcome also from the Finland's perspective.
    
    Nina Bjelogrlic-Laakso, MD, PhD
21. Juan Andres Elhazaz 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter suffered various illness after the second shot of Gardasil. so we had to suspend the third. She a first year with very little energy, lack of concentration and vasculitis and allergic reactions to a lot of different things. Her immune system was very affected. after years of efforts and care she is now very close to normal.
22. Jennifer Guldin 10 Jul 2015
    I was severely injured by the set of 3 series Gardasil vaccine nearly 4 years ago. I have experienced things like debilitating nausea, stroke-like symptoms, tremors, just to name a few. I have missed out on so much of my life and my 6 year old daughters life as a result of this vaccine.
23. Louise Kuo Habakus 10 Jul 2015
    It is almost impossible to change medical and scientific consensus, and prevailing practice. There are too many powerful forces that are unwilling to concede that an issue is deserving of greater scrutiny. For the sake of our children, and for all of us, we must speak out. There is so much at stake -- integrity of the physician-patient relationship, confidence in public health directives, human rights and civil liberties, corporate accountability. These foundational principles and values serve to define who we are. It starts with a willingness to speak out for our most vulnerable, including babies, children, and mothers.
24. Tracy D Wolf 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter suffered encephalitis that caused her serious brain damage and uncontrollable seizures. She has been suffering for the past 8 years after getting the HPV shots. She had to spend most of 2008 in the hospital. She has to wear adult diapers, She had to get a VNS implant to try to stop seizures (it doesn't work) When I filed her injuries to VAERS here in the USA I saw that over 100 other injuries were associated with the 3 lot numbers that my daughter got. I meet people everyday who have also suffered because of the HPV shots. Please put a stop to the senseless suffering. I would give anything to go back in time and refuse those shots for my daughter.... her life would be so much different.
25. Julie Moore 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter had cervarix vaccine back November 2009 before this date she was a healthy young girl as medical records will show, she now lives with chronic pain and a permanent headache. She frequently uses a wheelchair and walking stick. she has had to give up university and her dreams of becoming a lawyer.
26. fiona mackenzie 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter now almost 16 has had 1.5 years of ill health since her vaccine. She missed 1 year of school and still doesn't attend a full week often. She has lost all reflexes, has off and on chronic sternum pain, dizzy spells, low blood pressure, nausea, chronic sleeping problems, along with other symptoms. I could go on and on all day. However what is most clear is the effect this has had on her life.
27. Sandy Lunoe 10 Jul 2015
    Qualification as a pharmacist (in Edinburgh) provided me with a sound basis for further studying of pharmaceutical products. For the last decade my special interest has been vaccines. There are so many interesting aspects involved including technical aspects in connection with manufacturing, pharmacological, immunological and hormonal issues, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, synergistic toxicity and more.
    Vaccines are extremely interesting to study. However, the more I have learned about them the more often I conclude that the list of unanswered questions seems to grow even longer.
    HPV vaccines are certainly no exception, in fact it appears that there are even more unanswered questions than for many other vaccines.
    
    For the sake of the many who have become ill after these vaccines, for all who question their safety and for the sake of potential recipients of these vaccines it is imperative that the questions be seriously addressed.
    I strongly support that there be a roundtable discussion between medical professionals and scientists from both sides of the debate to consider the safety of the vaccines. It will surely be fruitful for all and certainly for potential recipients of the vaccines.
28. lisa stanley 10 Jul 2015
    my daughter has been ill since having this injection, she has suffered since jan 2012,she has suffered with many problem from breathing problems and chronic pain and fatigue, she has dropped out of school and can not cope with day to day activities. this has turned a health young girl who loved life into a disabled child who is struggling to live. i support a meeting of scientists to meet at Edinburgh to investigate this
    - from both sides of the debate, this injection needs to be stopped.
29. Sue Hill 10 Jul 2015
    My daughter had the HPV (cevarix) in 2012. Prior to this vaccination she never had time off school and was never ill. She was healthy happy young lady who enjoyed riding her horse everyday and was a bright student at school who was expected to get A's & A*'s in her GCSE's. Her health has steadily deteriorated to the point where she was unable to go to school for the 5 months prior to her exams. She has no social life and she cannot ride her horse due to her illness. I am disgusted that this has been allowed to happen to so many girls. Why isn't something being done to help our girls and stop possible damage to other girls and boys before it is too late!
30. Janette Robb 10 Jul 2015
    I strongly support this petition.
    I have read with increasing alarm, the stories of chronic illness triggered by this vaccine. One size does not fit all. Young lives are being destroyed by a vaccine whose efficacy is unproven. We must take heed of the actions of other countries which are listening to the cries for help from affected families. I sincerely hope Scotland can set an example of good practice and concern for our younger generation.
31. Tracie Toler Moorman 11 Jul 2015
    This vaccine wrecked my previously healthy child's life. It all began in 2012. We have fought hard to find the proper care to undo the neurological and autoimmune damage done. It's been a very long and arduous path and 3 years later, we still aren't whole. I firmly believe that there is a reason that certain people are predisposed for injury. Research into subpopulation of injured girls and boys is so important but to date, no one seems to care. Perhaps this will be the answer the parents of all the victims have been hoping for?
32. Rosemary Spohn 11 Jul 2015
    There have been too many deaths and injuries from the HPV vaccine compared to the very small benefit it provides. There is no epidemic of cervical cancer in young women. This vaccine is unnecessary and dangerous. It is ruining young lives and needs to be pulled from the market. .
33. Debra Nicosia 11 Jul 2015
    MY daughter has been suffering from the gardasil vaccine for 8 years. She will be 30 this November no he started off with heart palpitations, memory loss, confusion, regressin, syncope, numbness, tingling, inability to walk, hyperthyroidism, hashimotos disease, lost her hearing, neuropathy and now has cancer. Papillary carcinoma which is very aggressive. She has been suffering and is disabled. Her life will never be the same.
34. Jennifer M Balester 11 Jul 2015
    My daughter was also injured by hpv vaccine
35. Emily Tarsell 11 Jul 2015
    In 2008, my previously healthy 21 yo daughter Christina died suddenly within 18 days of her 3rd injection of Gardasil, Experts have determined that she died from her Gardasil injections. The vaccine has caused deaths and devastation worldwide. Please protect your youth and have hearings to weigh the evidence as they have done in other countries. A fair hearing to protect the lives of your youth is critical. Thank you.
36. martin colohan 11 Jul 2015
    My daughter got her Gardasil HPV vaccine on 22nd September 2014 and has been seriously ill since then .She is 14 and this vaccine has destroyed her quality of life and needs to be investigated!!.
37. Margaret cameron 11 Jul 2015
    My granddaughter was a fit active 16 year old until she received the Cervarix vaccine. Five years later, she is registered disabled and has multiple health problems.
38. Sheila LaBell 11 Jul 2015
    Daugherty has been suffering for 8 years with numerous auto immune issues caused by the gardsil vaccine. Research is finally out there proving this. Protect your children from this.
39. Catherine Weitbrecht 11 Jul 2015
    I fully support this petition and I am looking forward to the results of the proposed round table talks on this Experimental vaccine. I sincerely hope that Scotland will pave the way for a full and open review of this vaccine. I am a member of Irish Vaccination Awareness and we have been campaigning for full information on this vaccine to be distributed to parents as well as asking our Immunisation Board here in Ireland to suspend this vaccine until a full review of its safety and efficacy is carried out. From our research into this vaccine according to the producers of this vaccine the risk of Serious Adverse Events in the two week period after administrating this vaccine was .08% . This is 800 girls per 100,000 the rate of cervical cancer is 9 per 100,000
40. Bruce William Thompson 11 Jul 2015
    Any is too many but with HPV vaccines the numbers have become obscene and are very obvious to any who will open their eyes & minds.
41. Steve Hinks 11 Jul 2015
    Our daughter had an immediate adverse reaction to the Cervarix HPV vaccine in 2011 and has been severely disabled, suffered constant pain and missed 4 years of school. The NHS in England deny the vaccine causes serious side effects and only offer psychiatric treatment but also refer parents to Social Services and make wild untruthful accusations of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII).
42. Andrea Herlth 11 Jul 2015
    I am the mother of a Gardasil injured 17 daughter. My daughter has been chronically ill since receiving the 2nd dose of Gardasil on Dec. 2, 2013. She has been unable to attend school since January, 2015, and the quality of her life and health has been greatly diminished due to the adverse reactions to the HPV Vaccine. I support the roundtable discussion at Edinburgh to consider the safety of the HPV vaccines in greater detail. This is critical to those who may receive the vaccine in the future also to those who are already experiencing life-altering adverse reactions post HPV vaccine. Thank you for your time and consideration.
43. Richard Dunn 11 Jul 2015
    My granddaughter has been diagnosed with ME and POTs, both arising immediately after she received the HPV vaccination. Before this she was perfectly healthy and physically very active.
44. Karen Daniels 11 Jul 2015
    People should be warned about this injection .Poor Ellen has really suffered since.
45. Monica Ballesteros 11 Jul 2015
    our 14 year old daughter was severely affected in their health after receiving at his school the second dose of the HPV vaccines, it takes more than a year without being able to walk.
46. Hilary Butler 11 Jul 2015
    The problems with Gardasil and Cervarix are rampant throughout the world, entrapping so many trusting parents, whose biggest shock will come when the medical system shows totally callous disregard to both parents and children, leaving them wandering crying in the wilderness.
    
    Since the medical system is mostly in brutal denial at the problem, it's time for them to be held to account, and parents to be heard somewhere, where a door won't be slammed on their backside as they are labelled Munchausen's by proxy parents.
    
    Hopefully, this meeting would be a start for UK parents to be taken seriously.
47. Monica Ballesteros 11 Jul 2015
    our 14 year old daughter was severely affected in their health after receiving at his school the second dose of the HPV vaccines, it takes more than a year without being able to walk.
48. Heidi Reeble 11 Jul 2015
    Please stop this madness, Denmark has a tv docu that showed all the pain this vaccine causes
    - with absolutely NO benefit whatsoever. !!!
49. Loyola meireles 11 Jul 2015
    Fortunately I learned about vaccine damage in 2004 when my second child suffered adverse reactions to vaccination, subsequently I researched the HPV vaccine when it was offered to my eldest daughter in 2013, there is not a single piece of published research that would convince me that the side effects of vaccine are worth the risk. People need to start critically analysing the risk of vaccine vs the risk of the disease. Unfortunately most people lead their chosen likes lambs to the slaughter, which I'm ashamed to admit I did also all those years ago.
50. Joanna Spaczynska 11 Jul 2015
    My daughter had the gardasil vaccine September 2012. It has totally destroyed her life. My daughter has poor health, no schooling, no social life, no sport She is 16 years old. She sleep 15-16 hours and she still tired.