Mother Of Paralyzed Girl Says HPV Vaccine Is To Blame

The mother of a 12-year-old girl who has been paralyzed from the neck down claims that the HPV vaccine is to blame for her daughter’s condition.

Mia Blesky, 12, dreamed of being a pop star. Just days after being filmed singing, she was suddenly paralyzed from the neck down, unable to do anything but blink, talk, and sing.

According to the Daily Mail, Mia’s family says that her condition is a result of an allergic reaction to the HPV vaccine, but her doctors disagree.

“She has gone from being someone who sings and acts and dances – a normal 12-year-old girl – and now she can only blink, speak and sing,” Mia’s mother, Gini, told the Daily Mail. “It’s horrendous. Everyone thinks she’s been in a horrific car accident. People stop and say, ‘Oh my God, what on earth happened?'”

The mother says that doctors were initially convinced that Mia’s condition was all in her head.

When Mia was admitted to hospital, the doctors said it was a form of self-harm and she was doing it to herself. They discharged her after a few days,” Gini said. “They gave her no treatment. We had to buy her a wheelchair. I had to carry her to the car.”

She continued, “It has been absolutely awful, but the doctors say it’s psychological and down to bullying or sexuality issues, which is rubbish. The only thing they have offered to do is section her.”

Mia opted to have the routine vaccine at school as part of the NHS childhood immunization program. The vaccine protects against the human papillomavirus, a virus that can be sexually tramsitted.

According to The Sun, there are 100 strains of HPV, 30 of which can be sexually transmitted. HPV is blamed for about 90 percent of cervical cancer cases.

Medical experts believe that the vaccine saves hundreds of lives every year. Experts say that there is no risk of serious side effects from the vaccine, though there has been controversy from those who believe otherwise.

A spokeswoman for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency says that the HPV vaccine is the most effective way for women to protect against cervical cancer.

“As with all vaccines, the safety of the HPV vaccine is under constant review,” the spokeswoman said. “Every report of a suspected side effect is taken seriously.”

The agency added that there is “no credible evidence of a link between the HPV vaccine and a range of chronic illnesses.”

Regardless of the cause of Mia’s condition, the 12-year-old’s life will never be the same.

“It’s hard,” she said. “I just want to be a normal girl. Singing makes me feel a bit more normal but it doesn’t feel the same as it did before, when I was walking or standing. I run out of breath all the time.”

She added, “I would love to sing on the West End or have a career in music. That is my dream. I just want to find someone who can help me.”

More than 400 families represented by the UK Association for Vaccine Injured Daughters are calling for more extensive research to be done into the vaccine.

“If it’s not the vaccine causing these serious health issues then it’s about time the Department of Health took responsibility,” the organization’s chair, Freda Birrell, said. “It should start trying to find out why this is happening instead of saying it is normal for teenagers to develop illnesses of this kind or that they have mental health issues.”

Sources: Daily Mail, The Sun / Photo Credit: GoFundMe