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Report #2835245

Received Apr 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
CA
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
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Onset
—
Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH5——

Symptoms (3)

Micturition urgencyNocturiaPollakiuria

Symptom narrative

overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident; the need to urinate wakes her repeatedly throughout the night; Each time, her bladder is completely full, and the urine is expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. A female patient in her 60's (not pregnant) received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2 NOS), as dose 5 (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Hypertension" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: managed effectively with medication. Concomitant medication(s) included: ATENOLOL, start date: Jan2024; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;LOSARTAN, start date: Jan2022; ATORVASTATIN, start date: Jan2022. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE), administration date: Feb2021, when the patient was 66 years old, for COVID-19 immunisation, reaction(s): "overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident", "It significantly disrupts her sleep, as the need to urinate wakes her repeatedly throughout the night", "Each time, her bladder is completely full, and the urine is expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours"; Bnt162b2 (DOSE 2, SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunisation, reaction(s): "overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident", "It significantly disrupts her sleep, as the need to urinate wakes her repeatedly throughout the night", "Each time, her bladder is completely full, and the urine is expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours"; Bnt162b2 (DOSE 3 (BOOSTER), SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunisation, reaction(s): "overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident", "It significantly disrupts her sleep, as the need to urinate wakes her repeatedly throughout the night", "Each time, her bladder is completely full, and the urine is expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours"; Bnt162b2 (DOSE 4 (BOOSTER), SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunisation, reaction(s): "overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident", "It significantly disrupts her sleep, as the need to urinate wakes her repeatedly throughout the night", "Each time, her bladder is completely full, and the urine is expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours". The following information was reported: MICTURITION URGENCY (non-serious), outcome "recovered", described as "overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident"; NOCTURIA (non-serious), outcome "recovered", described as "the need to urinate wakes her repeatedly throughout the night"; POLLAKIURIA (non-serious), outcome "recovered", described as "Each time, her bladder is completely full, and the urine is expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours". Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of micturition urgency, nocturia, pollakiuria. Additional information: The patient had no known allergies. Manufacture for Atenolol, manufacture for HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;LOSARTAN, manufacture for Atorvastatin. The patient's age was reported as 70-year-old at the time of reporting. Since receiving the initial COVID-19 vaccination in Feb2021, the patient has had seven booster shots. After each Pfizer vaccination, she experienced an intense and unusual side effect starting about 6-8 hours post-injection. She developed an overwhelming urge to urinate, to the point where she must rush to the restroom to avoid an accident. Each time, her bladder was completely full, and the urine was expelled rapidly. This cycle occurred approximately every 20 minutes and lasts for about 8 hours. It significantly disrupted her sleep, as the need to urinate woke her repeatedly throughout the night. Despite trying to rest, she found it impossible due to the frequency and urgency of these episodes. These symptoms only occurred following the vaccine. The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 will be requested and submitted if and when received.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202500067929 same patient/event, different dose;

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Hypertension (managed effectively with medication)

Other medications

ATENOLOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;LOSARTAN; ATORVASTATIN