Myth #10: I heard the vaccine can cause serious side effects.

Fact: There is no evidence to link HPV vaccine to serious events.

During the HPV vaccine trials, the women who had the HPV vaccine were compared with women who received placebo injections (that is, injections of salt water). The rate of serious events was identical in both groups.
95% of reported HPV vaccine side effects are very minor, and similar to those following other vaccines: usually fever or minor pain, redness and swelling at the injection site.
A few people who were vaccinated in the U.S. then developed Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS), a nervous system disorder. But the percentage of cases of GBS is below the percentage that is usually reported for the US population. Scientists have concluded there was no connection between the vaccinations and the disorder.
In Canada there have been no reports of GBS in those vaccinated.
In the vaccine trials, deaths were reported in both groups, but investigators concluded that it is highly unlikely that the HPV vaccine caused the deaths. Most deaths were caused by the usual reasons seen in the age groups studied, such as motor vehicle accidents, overdoses and blood clots. Other causes were blood poisoning, pancreatic cancer, heart beat irregularities, and suffocation.