Report #2874289

Received Nov 23, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Female
Age: 28 yrs
State: MO
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Nov 21, 2025
Onset: Nov 21, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
HPV9	HPV (GARDASIL 9)	MERCK & CO. INC.	3	—	IM / LA

Symptoms (2)

Injection site painProduct administered at inappropriate site

Symptom narrative

HPV vaccine was administered too high (into the subdeltoid bursa instead of the deltoid). Patient came to the pharmacy to discuss the HPV vaccine administered to her the previous day. She stated that when the vaccine was given she "heard a popping sound and felt an unusual sharp pain followed by excessive liquid drainage." Patient showed me the administration site (which i could still see as a bright red dot) and it was much too high on the arm.