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Report #2832006

Received Mar 18, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
81 yrs
State
NY
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Aug 1, 2024
Onset
Mar 10, 2025
Days to onset
221
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH1——

Symptoms (4)

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2 testVaccination failureWeight

Symptom narrative

The patient was diagnosed with covid; The patient was diagnosed with covid; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. An 81-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) (COMIRNATY (2024-2025 FORMULA)), in Aug2024 as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 81 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "COPD", start date: 2020 (unspecified if ongoing); "hospitalized" (unspecified if ongoing); "bronchitis" (unspecified if ongoing); "ear infection" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: TOBRAMYCIN. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (DOSE NUMBER UNKNOWN, SINGLE; up to date.), for Covid-19 Immunization. The following information was reported: VACCINATION FAILURE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant) all with onset 10Mar2025, outcome "unknown" and all described as "The patient was diagnosed with covid". The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: SARS-CoV-2 test: (28Feb2025) Positive; (10Mar2025) Positive, notes: Unit: Not Provided; Weight: (unspecified date) 185 lbs. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of vaccination failure, covid-19. Clinical course: The reporter, who is the patient's wife, mentioned that the patient is on his third day of Paxlovid. The doctor prescribed Ciprofloxacin 500mg for an ear infection that the patient had before contracting COVID-19 and starting Paxlovid. The patient had previously been treated with an antibiotic for the ear infection, then contracted COVID-19, and now needs Ciprofloxacin again. The reporter confirmed that the patient has not yet started Ciprofloxacin and wanted to ensure there were no interactions with Paxlovid, especially since the patient is 81 years old and she wanted to avoid any medical emergencies. The patient is currently out picking up his prescription, and the reporter advised him to ask the pharmacist. Both the reporter and her husband have received all the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and recently visited urgent care. The patient tested positive for COVID-19 on 10Mar2025, using a test kit that was four months past its expiration date, but the urgent care confirmed the test was still valid. The reporter tested negative for COVID-19. The patient was diagnosed with an ear infection about three weeks ago and seems to have it again. He takes Paxlovid twice daily, at 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. The patient has COPD, diagnosed about five years ago when he was hospitalized for bronchitis. The reporter confirmed that the patient's COPD, hospitalization, and bronchitis occurred before the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines were available. The doctor wants to see the patient in two weeks. The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) will be requested and submitted if and when received.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Bronchitis; COPD; Ear infection; Hospitalization

Other medications

TOBRAMYCIN

Lab data

Test Date: 20250228; Test Name: covid test; Test Result: Positive; Test Date: 20250310; Test Name: covid test; Test Result: Positive; Comments: Unit: Not Provided; Test Name: Weight; Result Unstructured Data: Test Result: 185lbs