The most commonly reported (10%) solicited adverse reactions in MenACWY conjugate vaccine-experienced individuals aged 15 through 25 years after Dose 1 and Dose 2, respectively, were pain at the injection site (80% and 74%), headache (41% and 33%), fatigue (40% and 33%), myalgia (15% and 13%), and nausea (15% and 12%) For BEXSERO, the most commonly reported (10%) solicited adverse reactions in a Phase 3 clinical trial were pain at the injection site (87%-92%), fatigue (45%-49%), headache (37%-41%), nausea (11%-13%), erythema (10%-15%), myalgia (10%-14%), and swelling (10%-14%) Common solicited adverse reactions with MENVEO among children initiating vaccination: at 2 months of age and receiving the four-dose series were tenderness and erythema at injection site, irritability, sleepiness, persistent crying, change in eating habits, vomiting, and diarrhea
These considerations may be important, as some orthopedists are requesting higher steroid doses and injections in younger patients
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Especially when the alternative carries side effects that push plenty of users to quit