WHAT IS MERCK DOING TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS TO GARDASIL?
Nothing is more important to Merck than the safety of our products. We carefully monitor the safety of Gardasil on a routine basis. Merck monitors vaccine safety by conducting comprehensive analyses of adverse events reported to Merck, and we share these adverse event analyses with the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and regulatory and medical authorities around the world to support their efforts. After carefully reviewing all of the information available to us about reported adverse events, Merck continues to be confident in the safety profile of Gardasil. While no vaccine or medicine is completely without risk, leading health organizations throughout the world including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) have reviewed all of the safety information available to them about Gardasil and continue to recommend its use. Please see our statement on the safety of Gardasil. Also, this is our statement specific to t
