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Report #2883166

Received Jan 26, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
12 yrs
State
MN
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Jan 22, 2026
Onset
Jan 22, 2026
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HPV9HPV (GARDASIL 9)MERCK & CO. INC.2Z008727IM / LA

Symptoms (7)

Chest X-rayChest discomfortDyskinesiaElectrocardiogramPallorPulse abnormalSyncope

Symptom narrative

After receiving the HPV vaccine at 9:02am, she fainted and had a few jerky movements before coming to. She was pale and had a thready pulse, and had a hard time keeping her eyes open but was able to answer questions. Her legs were elevated and checked BP and pulse ox were normal. Constant monitoring by RN. Given apple juice 6 oz. Pulse and perfusion improved She describes the chest pressure as feeling like a bubble in her chest like she needs to burp. She has not eaten today. She did well walking to Xray and was feeling much better, sent home to monitor. The whole event lasted about 2 hours - pt able to sit up/walk after about 90 min.

Current illness

No recent fevers, cold/cough, fever/diarrhea

Medical history

N/A

Other medications

N/A

Allergies

No known drug or food allergies

Lab data

EKG done due to chest pressure on 1/26/26, normal sinus rhythm. Chest Xray done as well due to chest pressure - no CXR.