Tens of thousands of Gardasil doses were recalled in Spain after the two girls fell ill just hours after receiving their injections.
Both girls were hospitalized with one just being released from intensive care and the other remaining in the hospital; both received their injections from the same Gardasil batch, according to the FindingDulcinea.com news report, which noted that the girls received their shots as part of a government vaccination program in Spain that is targeting teenagers.
Spain’s health ministry said that while Gardasil will continue to be administered, the batch linked to the two illnesses—NH52670—has been recalled; 76,000 vaccines from the recalled batch have been distributed throughout Spain, said FindingDulcinea.com.