Girls in South Africa Seriously Ill After Getting HPV Vaccine by TVR Staff

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Girls in South Africa Seriously Ill After Getting HPV Vaccine

by TVR Staff

Published May 14, 2017 | Vaccination, Risk & Failure Reports

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Ivanka’s parents believe they should have had the right to exercise informed consent to HPV vaccination on behalf of their daughter, but the consent forms only listed swollen arms and feet as side effects of the vaccine.

Zanrie Nieuwoudt, 11, of Nelspriut, South Africa received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil at her school in March and September 2016.¹ In December 2016, Zanrie began experiencing migraines, fatigue, dizziness and nausea.² In January 2016, she suffered pain in both knees. Zanrie underwent MRI scans and blood tests which came back as “normal.” She was flown to the capital city of Cape Town for evaluation by Pieter Fourie, MD.¹
Dr. Fourie is also treating 10-year old Ivanka Nortier of Cape Town. Doctors suspect Ivanka suffered brain inflammation—”HPV vaccine associated encephalopathy”—after receiving the HPV vaccine Cervarix in April 2016.³ Ivanka’s parents said they signed consent forms given to them by their daughter’s school health program stating that the HPV vaccine program is intended to reduce the cervical cancer rate.³

According to Nortier’s parents, their daughter collapsed at school  in July 2016 and has not been able to attend school since then. Ivanka suffered body pains from her fingers to her toes and was unable to speak and walk on her own for three months.³ Her father, Nino Nortier, said: “Only once world-renowned pediatrician Professor Pieter Fourie examined her, and three MRIs, a brain biopsy, full blood tests and a lumbar puncture came back clean, did he find out what was wrong with Ivanka.”³
Dr. Fourie’s report stated: “Ivanka presented with a very rare neurological ‘pseudo’ encephalitis type syndrome over a 12-week period that affected her cognitive, consciousness level and motor coordination. A very slow progressive recovery has been noted after two intravenous immunoglobulin dosages. A possible etiology of post HPV vaccination is suggested.”³
Ivanka’s parents believe they should have had the right to exercise informed consent to HPV vaccination on behalf of their daughter, but the consent forms only listed swollen arms and feet as side effects of the vaccine.³ “Our main concern is that improper consent forms were given and not all factors were disclosed. We found out later that the vaccine contains aluminum oxide which is a neuro-toxin,” said Mr. Nortier.³ 
Ivanka is back in the hospital due to severe pain and weakness. “The doctors tell us it is difficult to prove medically if it is the vaccine or not because all the tests and blood results come back clean,” added Mr. Nortier.⁴
According to Dr. Fourie: “It was impossible to know how our genetic background predisposes us to be more susceptible to infections of certain autoimmune diseases.”⁴

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