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.
#617 most reported symptom for this vaccine
Epstein-Barr virus antibody positive has been reported 31 times in association with HPV (Gardasil) vaccination in VAERS. This represents 0.1% of all 44,434 reports for this vaccine.
Among these reports, 0 mentioned death (0.00%) and 13 involved hospitalization (41.9%).
Epstein-Barr virus antibody positive is the #617 most frequently reported symptom for HPV (Gardasil) out of 2579 total symptoms.
Disclaimer: VAERS reports describe events that occurred after vaccination but do not establish that the vaccine caused the event. Many reported symptoms may be coincidental or related to underlying conditions.
Seeing 31 reports of Epstein-Barr virus antibody positive after HPV (Gardasil) vaccination may seem alarming, but context is critical.
The mortality rate among these reports is very low at 0.00%, suggesting most cases are non-fatal.
This data comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly managed by CDC and FDA.