Received Aug 4, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPV | PNEUMO (PNEUMOVAX) | MERCK & CO. INC. | 2 | — | — |
| PPV | PNEUMO (PNEUMOVAX) | MERCK & CO. INC. | UNK | — | — |
titers were low; fever; muscle pain; Weakness; Joint pain; This spontaneous report was received from an other health professional on 31-Jul-2025, referring to a 38-year-old female patient. The patient's medical history included shingles. The patient's concurrent conditions were not reported. Concomitant therapies were not reported. On an unknown day, the patient was vaccinated with the first dose of Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent) (PNEUMOVAX 23). Her other health care profession (HCP) informed her that her "titers were low" so the HCP informed the patient to receive another dose (Antibody test negative). She did not have any symptoms following the first time she received Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent) (PNEUMOVAX 23). On 21-Jul-2025, the patient was vaccinated with the second dose of Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent) (PNEUMOVAX 23) 0.5mL (lot # and expiration date were not reported) as prophylaxis (also reported as pneumonia, conflicting information). On the same date (reported as about 12 hours later after vaccination) (it was also stated it could have been on 22-Jul-2025, conflicting information), she experienced side effects. She was experiencing body, muscle and joint pains (Myalgia, Arthralgia) and also reported that she had a fever as well (Pyrexia). these symptoms have not gone away, and have only been getting worse and worse. She felt "very weak" (Asthenia) and that she can't even lift anything out of her fridge. She emphasized that the joint and muscle pain were the worst side effect, and the patient stated that she "can't move without being in excruciating pain". She "wasn't surprised" and she had these side effects because her body "reacted strangely to everything". These symptoms have been "way more painful" than previous shingles. At the reporting time, the patient had not recovered from muscle pain, weakness, joint pain and fever. At the reporting time, the outcome of titers was low was unknown. The action taken with the suspect vaccine was not applicable. No other symptoms or side effects reported. No further information reported by patient. The causal relationship between the event of titers were low and Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent) was unknown. The causal relationship between the events of muscle pain, weakness, joint pain and fever and Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent) was related. Batch/lot number is being requested and will be submitted if received.
Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Shingles
Test Name: titer of PNEUMOVAX 23; Result Unstructured Data: low