A 15-year-old girl’s death finally has the FDA taking another look at Gardasil. Jenny Tetlock died this month after developing a degenerative muscle disease when she was about 13, following a Gardasil injection.
Since, then her parents have been looking into the link between the disease that ultimately claimed their daughter’s life and the vaccination meant to protect her. Jenny likely developed a pediatric form of Lou Gehrig’s disease known as ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Jenny’s parents have reached out to two other sets of parents whose daughters also seem to have been stricken with what seems to be ALS following Gardasil injections. Now, FDA Scientists have met with Jenny’s neurologists and are looking into the possibility of a vaccine prompting ALS.
The CDC plans on reviewing its adverse-event database—VAERS—for cases in which nonGardasil injections led to ALS or other neurological problems.