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. 2022 Jun 17;18(5):2073750. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2073750

Table 5.

Rates of Emergent Outpatient, Emergency Room Visit, and Hospitalization Day 0 Outcomes among 4vhpv vaccine recipients and Concurrent Controls with Td/Tdap, Meningococcal, or Influenza Vaccine.

Dose sub-group
(N doses)
Acute Event Gardasil
Concurrent controls
N Event Ratea(95%CI) N Event Ratea(95%CI)
All doses
(N = 160,867)b
Syncope 88 5.47(4.39–6.74) 87 5.41(4.33–6.67)
Epilepsy, Convulsions 91 5.66(4.55–6.95) 122 7.58(6.30–9.06)
Head Trauma 126 7.83(6.52–9.33) 124 7.71(6.41–9.19)
Allergic Reactions 339 21.07(18.89–23.44) 184 11.44(9.84–13.22)
Total 644 40.03(37.00–43.25) 517 32.14(29.43–35.03)
Dose 1
(N = 109,864b)
Syncope 85 7.74(6.18–9.57) 61 5.55(4.25–7.13)
Epilepsy, Convulsions 68 6.19(4.81–7.85) 75 6.83(5.37–8.56)
Head Trauma 104 9.47(7.73–11.47) 87 7.92(6.34–9.77)
Allergic Reactions 242 22.03(19.34–24.98) 116 10.56(8.72–12.66)
Total 499 45.42(41.52–49.59) 339 30.86(27.66–34.32)

a.Rate = Number of events per 10,000 doses.

b.Number of doses matched per comparison group.