Vaccine and Side-effects
Vaccine and Side-effects
Gardasil® 9 vaccine is used in vaccination programmes of girls and, in some countries boys with high efficacy in the prevention of HPV infection and precancer. Hundreds of thousands of Gardasil® 9 vaccine doses have been given and no vaccine specific serious harms or side–effects have been noticed.
There are no safety concerns. As with many vaccines, side effects may develop during or immediately after the administration of Gardasil 9. Most of them are mild.
The most common side effects of the vaccine Gardasil® 9 are at the injection site and include pain, swelling, redness, itching, bruising, bleeding, a lump and, rarely, infection. Women receiving the vaccine may also experience headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, tiredness, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and sore throat. Fainting can happen after or even before receiving Gardasil® 9 (or any vaccine). Sometimes people who faint can fall and hurt themselves. For this reason, your study doctor may ask you to sit or lie down for 15 minutes after you get Gardasil® 9. Some people who faint might shake or become stiff. The study doctor may need to treat the person receiving Gardasil® 9.
