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Gardasil Vaccine Lawsuits Overview:
- Who: Darby Hendrix and Ken and Shaun Wingerter separately filed class action lawsuits against Merck.
- Why: Hendrix and the Wingerters claim Merck deceived the public and regulatory authorities about the dangers of its Gardasil vaccine.
- Where: The lawsuits were filed in Georgia federal court.
A pair of lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of the Gardasil vaccine over claims it caused two teenagers to develop autoimmune disorders.
The plaintiffs in both cases claim Merck, which developed the Gardasil vaccine, is deceiving both the public and regulators about its safety and gains billions of dollars in profits each year by doing so.
Plaintiff Darby Hendrix claims she ended up having to drop out of school after she contracted an autoimmune disorder she alleges was from the Gardasil vaccine.
Hendrix says she was 14 when she took the Gardasil vaccine in 2017, and, within days of receiving the shot, began suffering adverse health effects such as developing a rash, having panic attacks and feeling weak and sedated.
Hendrix symptoms’ got worse to the point where she would frequently faint and began to experience migraines, joint pain and gastrointestinal issues, among other things, according to the lawsuit.
A specialist would go on to diagnose Hendrix with multiple autoimmune disorders that she alleges were caused by taking the Gardasil vaccine, according to the lawsuit.
“Plaintiff was unable to engage in normal activities that a normal young person would enjoy,” Hendrix’s lawsuit states. “Plaintiff had been a dancer for 13 years. Following her vaccination, plaintiff was forced to stop dancing. She dropped out of school. This condition likewise prevents her from being able to maintain a job.”
Merck’s Gardasil Vaccine Caused ‘Chronic’ Symptoms In Teen
Plaintiffs Ken and Shaun Wingerter, meanwhile, claim their otherwise-healthy teenage daughter, H.W., developed “chronic” and “severe” symptoms after receiving the Gardasil vaccine at the age of 13 in August 2018.
The Wingerters claim their daughter began experiencing adverse effects within weeks of getting vaccinated and was diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS).
“H.W. continues to suffer from PoTS, brain fog, heavy fatigue, anxiety, racing heart rate, shortness of breath, nightmares, joint pain and emotional suffering,” the Wingerter’s lawsuit states.
The Wingerters further claim that their daughter now has to be homeschooled due to her health problems and say she lives in fear “that she may die.”
Both Hendrix and the Wingerters claim Merck rushed the Gardasil vaccine out without doing the necessary studies needed to assure it was safe.
Hendrix and the Wingerter’s claim Merck was in need of a new best-selling product after it was forced to pull the popular painkiller Vioxx from shelves in 2005 after it was discovered it caused cardiovascular issues.
Further, Hendrix and the Wingerters claim Merck created a false panic over cervical cancer in young women to drive up sales of the Gardasil vaccine.
“Merck knows and actively conceals the fact that Gardasil can cause a constellation of serious adverse reactions and gruesome diseases, including autoimmune diseases, and death in some recipients,” the lawsuits state. “Gardasil today is wreaking havoc on a substantial swath of an entire generation of children and young adults on a worldwide scale.”
Gardasil was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the vaccine for girls as young as 9 years old soon after, according to the lawsuits.
Hendrix and Wingerter claim Merck is guilty of fraud, breach of express warranty, negligence and strict liability for failure to warn and manufacturing defect.
Plaintiffs are both demanding a jury trial and requesting injunctive relief along with compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages.
A class action lawsuit was filed against Merck in 2013 by a widow who claimed her husband’s death was caused by its type-2 diabetes drug Janumet.
Have you or your child received the Gardasil vaccine? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiffs are represented by Christopher L. Coffin, Tracy L. Turner and Jessica Perez Reynolds of Pendley Baudin & Coffin LLP.
The Gardasil Vaccine Lawsuits are Wingerter v. Merck & Co., Inc., et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01178, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Hendrix v. Merck & Co., Inc., et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01171, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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39 thoughts onGardasil Class Actions Claim Vaccine Cause Autoimmune Disorders
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Yep I’m 32 now got the shots when I was a teenager and I have so many autoimmune diseases that I developed in my late teens and early 20’s that I can’t even work now and am in SSDI income.
My 2 older girls both received all three injections. One was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and the other with a blood disorder, both within about 3 months of the last dose.
My daughter has had ongoing issues with autoimmune disorders since receiving the gardasil vaccine. In 2017 she almost lost her life after being found unresponsive by her roommate at college. She spent over a week in ICU, 3 of those days in a coma and on a ventilator. She was having seizures, stroke like symptoms and psychological symptoms. She had to learn to walk again and her life has been a struggle since. She was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalopathy. She had to drop out of college. She cannot hold a job. Her young adult life has been robbed from her. We’ve had to travel out of state for specialists who truly can’t or even know how to help her.
How do we join the class if we received the shot and have developed an autoimmune disease?
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Yes, my daughter! Multiple problems.
Yes and I have PCOS and chronic fatigue
Yes my son received the shot and has since been diagnosed with POTS
My daughter received 1 dose and we refused the 2nd because it made her feel sick. Since that dose she has developed migraines, gastrointestinal issues, and dizziness with fainting spells.
Same with my daughter
Yes and she’s always complain about her legs hurting
Yes.