Important: VAERS reports alone cannot determine if a vaccine caused an adverse event. Reports may contain incomplete, inaccurate, or unverified information. Correlation does not equal causation.
5,986 adverse event reports (+999% vs 2006)(first full year of widespread reporting)
In 2007, 5,986 adverse event reports were filed for HPV (Gardasil) in VAERS. This represents 13.5% of all 44,434 reports for this vaccine.
Of these reports, 15 mentioned death, 237 involved hospitalization, 3,545 required ER visits, and 132 reported disability.
Compared to the average of 2,012 reports per year for this vaccine, 2007 was above average (+198%).
Year-over-year change: The large change from 2006 likely reflects a ramp-up in vaccination (e.g., new vaccine rollout or expanded eligibility) rather than a change in per-dose risk.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.