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Report #2849439

Received Jul 11, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
VA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNKHP73b4—

Symptoms (2)

Immunisation reactionSwelling

Symptom narrative

he swelled up like a balloon; bad Allergic Reaction to a Pfizer (Flu) Vaccine; The initial case was missing the following minimum criteria: adverse event. Upon receipt of follow-up information on (09Jul2025) , this case now contains all required information to be considered valid. This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP, Program ID: 005570. A 90-year-old male patient received pneumococcal 20 val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), as dose number unknown, single (Lot number: HP73b4). The patient's relevant medical history included: "Deaf" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: SWELLING (non-serious), outcome unknown, described as "he swelled up like a balloon" HYPERSENSITIVITY (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as bad Allergic Reaction to a Pfizer (Flu) Vaccine. Additional information: The patient stated he was 90 years old and deaf. He had a bad reaction and got the questionnaire all filled out and is trying to find out an email he can send the completed form back to Pfizer. He needed an email to send this 7 page completed form. He was in a nursing home, and it has Pfizer all over the envelope and he is not sure they will release this to the mail man. Is there a customer relations email to send this to. The nursing home gave him this and he swelled up like a balloon and he thinks they tried to take him out. He put down everything he could. 3 months later they told him it was a pneumonia shot, told him the HP73b4. He is trying to get Pfizer interested in this crazy thing. He has trouble getting 7 page completed questionnaire in mail to reach us. wanted to back up with email. Gave him a mystery chemical and they wouldn't tell him what it was until 3 months later and gave this number. There was no consent form, and it was all underhanded and not properly handled. Can this call handler talk to head of privacy branch and come up with an email. He tried to get this in the mail, but he really needs an email to send as backup. This is for proper purpose. It was a Pfizer product they started with and something happened to it, they did something and did not think Pfizer is responsible. He blew up like a balloon for 2 weeks. He has had 200 shots in his life and had a military career and was in 3rd world countries and never had a reaction in his life. They tried to take him out and he wanted to get the information to Pfizer. The patient stated he was a lawyer and federal judge. He is very hard of hearing so if we send him an email address he can have this taken care of in 5 minutes. Clarifies he was hard of hearing before the shot; it had nothing to do with Pfizer at all. Email works because he can read but over telephone, he is unreliable. PSCC Communication: Informed caller his request would be filed and that call handler does not have an email to provide.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Deaf