WHAT ARE THE OTHER INGREDIENTS BESIDES YEAST THAT PEOPLE CAN BE ALLERGIC TO IN THE VACCINE?
Individuals should not get Gardasil if they have or have had an allergic reaction after getting a dose of Gardasil or a severe allergic reaction to yeast, amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate or polysorbate 80. Signs of an allergic reaction may include difficulty breathing, wheezing (bronchospasm), hives or rash. IF THE VACCINE DOES NOT LAST 15 YEARS, WHY GIVE IT AS SUCH AN EARLY AGE (9 years old)? The best time to administer any preventative vaccine is before individuals are exposed to the virus in question. Gardasil works when given before there is any contact with HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Because it is not feasible to conduct HPV vaccine studies in younger adolescents who have not yet possibly been exposed to the HPV virus and who are not yet sexually active, Merck and the FDA agreed that efficacy findings in 16- to 26-year-olds can be applied to younger adolescents using immunogenicity data. The immune response in younger adolescents was higher than in older adolescents a
