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Potential Side-Effects Of HPV Vaccine Questioned

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― Gardasil is the world's first vaccine targeting cancer prevention. Its FDA approval triggered efforts across the nation to mandate shots for school girls. Now there are growing concerns that the drug may be linked to some dangerous side effects.

The vaccine targets four types of Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV, that cause most cervical cancers. The Merck product was fast tracked by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006, and aggressively promoted in an advertising campaign.

Now, a government watchdog group says the problems with Gardasil, including Paralysis, convulsions and seizures in young girls, are adding up.

Our video report has more on the debate over the drug's safety and effectiveness.

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