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Report #2855007

Received Aug 21, 2025

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH1——

Symptoms (4)

Body temperatureCOVID-19Drug ineffectiveSARS-CoV-2 test

Symptom narrative

second time testing positive for Covid; second time testing positive for Covid; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team, Program ID. A 73-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) (COMIRNATY (2024-2025 FORMULA)), as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Past drug history included: Paxlovid for COVID-19, reaction(s): "Dysgeusia (metal taste)"; Paxlovid for COVID-19, reaction(s): "diarrhea"; Paxlovid for COVID-19, reaction(s): "Felt nauseated but didn't vomit"; Paxlovid for COVID-19, reaction(s): "lost his appetite". Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunization; Flu vaccine (flu vaccine decades ago, got a shot in the arm), administration date: 2000, when the patient was 49 years old, for Immunization, reaction(s): "AMPPE"; Flu vaccine (After treatment with high dose steroids, I was able to regain my vision, got a shot in the arm, Name of steroids unknown.), administration date: 2000, when the patient was 49 years old, for Immunization, reaction(s): "lost my central vision"; Bnt162b2 (DOSE 2, SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunization; Bnt162b2 nos (DOSE 3 (BOOSTER), SINGLE), for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: DRUG INEFFECTIVE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant), outcome "unknown" and all described as "second time testing positive for Covid". The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Body temperature: maybe .1 or .2 increase; SARS-CoV-2 test: Positive, notes: The second time. Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of drug ineffective, covid-19. The patient had original 2 doses and believed he had had 3 boosters. He had contracted Covid twice after the Covid vaccine and boosters. The second time testing positive for Covid, the patient called his doctor on a Friday and he called in script for child dosage of Paxlovid, but he was unable to obtain it. On Monday he called his doctor back and said no one had Paxlovid and can't get it. The doctor asked him how he felt and his temperature was maybe .1 or .2 increase. His doctor said if you are not running a high fever and feel ok don't bother taking it and caller didn't take it the second time. Then he was fine after and his symptoms improved. He didn't need any other treatment.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202500166339 same patient/event, different dose;

Lab data

Test Name: temperature; Result Unstructured Data: Test Result:maybe .1 or .2 increase; Test Name: COVID 19; Test Result: Positive ; Comments: The second time