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Report #2855317

Received Aug 23, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
MN
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (1)

Alopecia

Symptom narrative

alopecia; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team. A 14-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), in 2021 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: ALOPECIA (non-serious), outcome "recovering". Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained. Additional information: Additional information: Caregiver stated that her daughter has alopecia and she was thinking maybe it was caused by Pfizer Covid19 vaccine but she can't prove it. She would like to know if there was any evidence that it can be caused by Pfizer Covid shot. Caregiver wanted to know the duration of treatment for Litfulo. She stated her daughter was taking Litfulo going on 2 years, should she continue taking it for for life. At Week 48: 43% of people taking LITFULO saw 80% or more scalp hair coverage." Caller is the mother of the patient her daughter was taking Litfulo going on for 2 years because she has alopecia. Caller mentioned that may be the alopecia was caused by the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. The caller verified the information provided by the transferring agent. Caller said that a doctor mentioned and said that alopecia can be caused by vaccines. She got the vaccine less than a year before developing alopecia. Alopecia started in October or Nov2022, and her went on Litfulo in 2024. She received the Covid-19 Vaccine in 2021 and never had alopecia before that or any health issues prior to that. Caller said that Litfulo is working great. Her daughter only has one place in the back of her head that is not growing back. If it was the covid shot that could cause alopecia, can it be reversed. She spoke to authority about this and there was nothing that they have found and nothing has been reported. Her daughter never had covid and never had anything health related. The report was filed with the information provided by the transferring agent and the caller.