Did your child have any reaction to Gardasil?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are people who have a fainting reaction, or something close, to anything involving needles. Its not a reaction to the particular vaccine itself.

Umm. How do you know? I seriously doubt all fainting is related to needles. Did they faint last winter with the flu shot?

Fainting is a known reaction to vaccinations. All vaccinations. And it may be more common in adolescents -- i.e., the people getting the HPV vaccine.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Concerns/syncope_faqs.html

[Anonymous]

For those who believe your child (or you) had a reaction to the shot, did you report the reaction to your doctor?

There's actually a database that collects all reports of adverse reactions run by HHS called VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) - see http://vaers.hhs.gov/index.

[Anonymous]

My 11yo actually had his first today. He was a little achy but nothing epic. His pediatrician says most doctors in our area are pushing for the first shot to be given at the same time as the Tdap booster.