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Report #2844525

Received Jun 10, 2025

Hospitalized
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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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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
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNK—OT

Symptoms (2)

Drug ineffectivePneumonia

Symptom narrative

one patient in the last year who was hospitalized for pneumonia; This is a spontaneous report received from a Physician. A patient (age and gender not provided) received pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), in 2025 as dose number unknown, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) subcutaneous for immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: DRUG INEFFECTIVE (hospitalization), outcome "recovered", described as "one patient in the last year who was hospitalized for pneumonia". The patient was hospitalized for drug ineffective (start date: 2024). Additional information: Doctor believed he had one patient in the last year who was hospitalized for pneumonia, cant recall if they were vaccinated or not but if they were it would have been with Prevnar 20 because that was all he prescribed. Also mentioned that "like any vaccine some people have minor injection site reactions or temporary fever". No follow-up attempts are possible. Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained.; Sender's Comments: Vaccine efficacy varies from person to person and is affected by many factors. The association between the event drug ineffective with the suspect product PREVNAR 20 cannot be fully excluded.