Mothers of 2 Girls Who Died After Gardasil HPV Vaccine Sue Merck

The mothers of 10-year-old Isabella Zuggi and 14-year-old Sydney Figueroa filed wrongful death lawsuits against…

Children's Health Defense

The mothers of two girls who died after receiving the Gardasil human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are suing Merck.

Lawyers from Wisner Baum on Feb. 16 filed two new wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of the mother of 10-year-old Isabella Zuggi and the mother of 14-year-old Sydney Figueroa.

Both mothers contend the HPV vaccine caused serious autoimmune and neurological dysfunction, ultimately resulting in the deaths of their daughters, according to a press release.

Isabella Zuggi was 10 years old when she received her first and only Gardasil injection on Aug. 26, 2022.

According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Isabella was a happy, healthy girl with no major health issues before she got the Gardasil vaccine. She loved reading, especially the Harry Potter series.

Two weeks after the shot, Isabella developed headaches, lethargy, stomach pains, body aches and intermittent fevers. Doctors diagnosed her with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies.

MOG antibody disorders are acute, inflammatory, demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system.

According to the complaint, MOG antibody-related autoimmunity has been reported after several vaccines, including Gardasil. According to studies, Gardasil is “among the most commonly reported vaccinations linked to central nervous system demyelination.”

Isabella died Nov. 5, 2022. The cause of death was listed as acute encephalitis associated with anti-MOG antibody production. Research has repeatedly linked acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with the HPV vaccine.

Isabella’s mother, Kristine, said that if she knew that Gardasil could hurt her child, she never would have consented for Isabella to receive the vaccine.

“My daughter could light up a room with her wonderful sense of humor and her loving, creative spirit,” said Kristine. “But that light started to dim from the moment she received the Gardasil injection.”

She added:

“No one told me that the pain and suffering Izzy endured before she died was possible. But I am here to tell you that it is possible, and it’s shameful that a mother who lost her daughter has to warn people about the dangers of this vaccine, while the company that makes it is trying to keep those dangers a secret…