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Is Gardasil Vaccine Linked to Record Birth Rate Declines?
• arcleinClinical trial researchers for Merck, Gardasil's manufacturer, reported an explosion of reproductive injuries among the 20,000 trial volunteers. An astronomical 15% - 17% of trial participants experienced a range of reproductive harms, including premature ovarian failure. CDC's own graph shows that the steepest drops in births have occurred among teens - the age group most likely to have received the vaccine. Among this group, birth rates dropped a breathtaking 46% between 2007 and 2015. There were no changes in birth control or abortion rates that would explain this drop.