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Report #2837954

Received Apr 24, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
PA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
Apr 15, 2025
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNK——

Symptoms (1)

Syringe issue

Symptom narrative

When opened box, one vial was broken it the box; This is a spontaneous report received from a Nurse from product quality group. A patient (age and gender not provided) received pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine (diphtheria CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), as dose number unknown, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: PRODUCT CONTAINER ISSUE (non-serious) with onset 15Apr2025, outcome "unknown", described as "When opened box, one vial was broken it the box". Additional information: The nurse confirmed no patient involvement. She was taking the vaccine out to use and that was when she realized that the pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine (diphtheria CRM197 protein) was broken. Causality for "when opened box, one vial was broken it the box" was determined associated to device constituent of pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine (diphtheria CRM197 protein) (malfunction). The lot number for pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine (diphtheria CRM197 protein), was not provided and will be requested during follow up.