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Report #2859559

Received Sep 18, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
2.3 yrs
State
NJ
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 16, 2025
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HPV9HPV (GARDASIL 9)MERCK & CO. INC.12004534IM / LL

Symptoms (2)

DiscomfortInjection site pain

Symptom narrative

Dr. ordered the HIB vaccine. Medical assistant administered the HPV vaccine. Mother was notified by Dr. at approximately 1 pm. Dad called Dr. about 2 hours later and reported that patient seemed uncomfortable and complained of pain at the injection site. No other adverse effects reported by parents. Dad expressed concern and said he was going to bring patient to ED. Dr. informed the ED. Dr. was told by the ED that patient never went to ED. Dr. called Dad's cell again and left a message requesting a call back. Dr. never received a response.

Current illness

None

Medical history

(1) cyst on adrenal gland/kidney at birth (2) myofunctional abnormality affecting mouth and lips (3) 7/2023 shuddering spells by Neurology 11/2023 and determined to be behavioral

Other medications

None

Allergies

None known

Lab data

None