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Report #2852403

Received Aug 2, 2025

ER / ED visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
56 yrs
State
SC
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Jul 28, 2025
Onset
Jul 28, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (2)

NauseaPruritus

Symptom narrative

Itching; nauseated; This is a spontaneous report received from a Physician from a sales representative. A 56-year-old female patient (not pregnant) received pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), on 28Jul2025 as dose number unknown, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 56 years for immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Diphtheria, for immunization, reaction(s): "allergy"; Typhoid, for immunization, reaction(s): "allergy". The following information was reported: PRURITUS (non-serious) with onset 28Jul2025, outcome "recovered" (28Jul2025), described as "Itching"; NAUSEA (non-serious) with onset 28Jul2025, outcome "recovered" (28Jul2025), described as "nauseated". The events "itching" and "nauseated" required emergency room visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pruritus, nausea. Additional information: The patient did not receive any other vaccines on the same date as the vaccine(s) for which they were reporting. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the vaccine(s) for which they were reporting. It was unknown if the patient taking any other medications within 2 weeks of the event starting. Patient had an adverse event after she was given Prevnar 20. Itching, and then feeling nauseated. She was taken to the ER. Later found out she was allergic to diphtheria typhoid and also had this reaction to tdap. Physician didn't know that a patient shouldn't receive Prevnar 20 if they were allergic to diphtheria typhoid. The patient received Prednisone and Epipen as treatment for the adverse events. No follow-up attempts are possible. Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained.