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. 2011 Aug;30(8):559–564. doi: 10.5732/cjc.010.10564

Table 2. Solicited systemic symptoms reported by the 30 females within 7 days after during the 7-day post-vaccination with human papillomavirus-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine.

Symptom Type HPV vaccination
Overall/subject
Overall/dose
Dose 1
Dose 2
Dose 3
n* % (95% CI) n* % (95% CI) n % (95% CI) n* % (95% CI) n % (95% CI)
Arthralgia All 2 6.7 (0.8–22.1) 2 6.7 (0.8–22.1) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.9) 2 6.7 (0.8–22.1) 4 4.5 (1.2–11.1)
Grade 3 0 0.0 (0.0–11.6) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.9) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 1 1.1 (0.0–6.1)
Fatigue All 6 20.0 (7.7–38.6) 7 23.3 (9.9–42.3) 4 13.8 (3.9–31.7) 10 33.3 (17.3–52.8) 17 19.1 (11.5–28.8)
Fever All 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.9) 2 6.7(0.8–22.1) 2 2.2 (0.3–7.9)
Gastro-intestinal All 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 3 10.0 (2.1–26.5) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.9) 4 13.3 (3.8–30.7) 4 4.5 (1.2–11.1)
Headache All 6 20.0 (7.7–38.6) 4 13.3 (3.8–30.7) 2 6.9 (0.8–22.8) 8 26.7 (12.3–45.9) 12 13.5 (7.2–22.4)
Grade 3 0 0.0 (0.0–11.6) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.9) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 1 1.1 (0.0–6.1)
Myalgia All 5 16.7 (5.6–34.7) 3 10.0 (2.1–26.5) 2 6.9 (0.8–22.8) 7 23.3 (9.9–42.3) 10 11.2 (5.5–19.7)
Grade 3 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.9) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 2 2.2 (0.3–7.9)
Rash All 0 0.0 (0.0–11.6) 0 0.0 (0.0–11.6) 1 3.4 (0.1–17.8) 1 3.3 (0.1–17.2) 1 1.1 (0.0–6.1)

Footnotes as in Table 1. No cases of grade 3 fatigue, fever, gastrointestinal reaction, and rash and no cases of urticaria were reported.