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HPV Vaccine & Fainting

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• Author: Steven Johns
• June 5, 2008
• Category: hpv, hpv vaccine

by Amy Fleming

Allentown, PA - Recently the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported that in the last two years, more than 450 youngsters fainted after getting a vaccination.

That may explain why some teenagers are taking a new position on the HPV vaccine.

Gardasil protects against a virus that cervical cancer and genital warts.

Researchers aren’t sure why, but about 10% of girls in studies for the HPV vaccine got dizzy or passed out after the shot.

The Gardasil website lists fainting as a possible side effect.

To be safe rather than sorry, doctors are proposing an easy solution.

“The recommendation as a result of this, is pretty simple. Just that you give them a vaccine either sitting sown or lying down and you watch them for 15 to 20 minutes just to make sure that they don’t have any significant reaction,” said Dr. Larry Glazerman.

The vaccine is given in a series of three shots.

For more information on the vaccine go to www.gardasil.com.

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