zeda pingel before and after hpv vaccination. she received
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Zeda Pingel before and after HPV vaccination. She received the
quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine, also known as Gardasil.
Zeda now lives in a hospital bed in her family’s living room.
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A healthy and happy eight-month-old Michelle Cedillo, pictured with her father.
Michelle Cedillo was born on
August 30, 1994. Like other
children born in the US at that
time, she received twelve
mandated vaccines containing
ethylmercury.
At fifteen months, Michelle
received the combination
measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine. Seven days later, she
developed a fever of over 105
degrees. Since then, she has
suffered many severe medical
problems—autism, mental
retardation, life-threatening
seizures, inflammatory bowel
disease, uveitis, partial blindness,
and arthritis. Michelle cannot
talk, cannot walk unassisted,
and cannot care for herself. She
requires round-the-clock care.
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