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Report #2851299

Received Jul 25, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Aug 1, 2022
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (2)

AgeusiaWeight decreased

Symptom narrative

Loss of taste for a few months/Eventually partially return; Attributes 15lb weight loss to this; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. An adult male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2 NOS), in Aug2022 as dose number unknown, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: AGEUSIA (non-serious), outcome "recovering", described as "Loss of taste for a few months/Eventually partially return"; WEIGHT DECREASED (non-serious), outcome "recovering", described as "Attributes 15lb weight loss to this". It was unknown if therapeutic measures were taken as a result of ageusia, weight decreased. The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 will be requested and submitted if and when received.