The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gardasil for use as a vaccine against four types of HPV in 2006. In the years since, thousands of adults and adolescents have reported experiencing serious side effects that they allege were caused by the Gardasil vaccine.
Many of these injured individuals have filed lawsuits against Merck alleging that they knew or should have known about the risks of autoimmune disorders, motor disorders, and other life-altering health issues.