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Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination in girls and the risk of autoimmune disorders: the Ontario Grade 8 HPV Vaccine Cohort Study

Overview of attention for article published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 2018
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Title
Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination in girls and the risk of autoimmune disorders: the Ontario Grade 8 HPV Vaccine Cohort Study
Published in
Canadian Medical Association Journal, May 2018
DOI 10.1503/cmaj.170871
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Erin Y Liu, Leah M Smith, Anne K Ellis, Heather Whitaker, Barbara Law, Jeffrey C Kwong, Paddy Farrington, Linda E Lévesque

Abstract

Despite demonstrated effectiveness in real-world settings, concerns persist regarding the safety of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV4) vaccine. We sought to assess the risk of autoimmune disorders following HPV4 vaccination among grade 8 girls eligible for Ontario's school-based HPV vaccination program. We undertook a population-based retrospective cohort study using Ontario's administrative health and vaccination databases from 2007 to 2013. The self-controlled case series method was used to compare the rate of a composite end point of autoimmune disorders diagnosed during days 7-60 post-vaccination ("exposed" follow-up) to that at any other time ("unexposed"). The analysis was repeated to assess the effect of a history of immune-mediated diseases and time since vaccination. We also conducted an exploratory analysis of individual autoimmune disorders. Rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using conditional Poisson regression, adjusted for age, seasonality, concomitant vaccinations and infections. The study cohort consisted of 290 939 girls aged 12-17 years who were eligible for vaccination between 2007 and 2013. There was no significant risk for developing an autoimmune disorder following HPV4 vaccination (n = 681; rate ratio 1.12, 95% CI 0.85-1.47), and the association was unchanged by a history of immune-mediated disorders and time since vaccination. Exploratory analyses of individual autoimmune disorders found no significant risks, including for Bell palsy (n = 65; rate ratio 1.73, 95% CI 0.77-3.89), optic neuritis (n = 67; rate ratio 1.57, 95% CI 0.74-3.33) and Graves disease (n = 47; rate ratio 1.55, 95% CI 0.92-2.63). We did not observe an increased risk of autoimmune disorders following HPV4 vaccination among teenaged girls. These findings should reassure parents and health care providers.

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Unknown 69 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 8 12%
Researcher 7 10%
Other 7 10%
Student > Master 6 9%
Student > Postgraduate 5 7%
Other 13 19%
Unknown 23 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 25%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 4%
Social Sciences 3 4%
Other 9 13%
Unknown 29 42%
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