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Report #2855937

Received Aug 28, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
84 yrs
State
CO
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jun 1, 2025
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (2)

COVID-19Drug ineffective

Symptom narrative

came down with the COVID/still picked up this variant; came down with the COVID/still picked up this variant; This is a spontaneous report and received from Consumer or other non HCPs, Program ID:. An 84-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) (COMIRNATY (2024-2025 FORMULA)), in Jun2025 as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 84 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Primary Immunization series complete), for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: DRUG INEFFECTIVE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant) all with onset 2025, outcome "unknown" and all described as "came down with the COVID/still picked up this variant". Clinical course: During an inbound call for financial assistance, the patient, (name withheld), stated, "I wish I had applied for my Part D at the start, but I'm 84, I'm not sure I can get it." When (name withheld) was asked if he had any further questions, an unknown person, who joined the call, stated, "I have a question. When I came down, I came down with the COVID first, and (name withheld) came down a day later. But I applied and I got-I got the pills for free, especially when you're sick and your brain doesn't work right anymore." After explaining the differences between the different programs offered, (name withheld) stated, "I think that-that you've helped us as much as you can, and it looks like we have to go through the government first and then go from there. But by that time, hopefully I will be over COVID." After explaining to (name withheld) that he is not eligible for the program initially, (name withheld) asked, "So, I do, or I don't?" The unknown person then answered, "You don't, but you're retired, so I don't know what they're going by because you just retired this year." Later in the call, the unknown person stated, "It's bad enough having COVID without being penalized, you know. And I must tell you that we have always kept our Pfizer vaccines up. We had our last one in Jun, but we still picked up this variant, whatever it is, and, anyway, they've always-the vaccines have always been very successful. My mother's 99, and she was living with us until a few months ago, so we were careful, but she's not with us now." At the end of the call, the unknown person stated, "Okay, I'm going to give this information to a neighbor since we have COVID and we're quarantined. So a neighbor be able to pick this up for us, I guess." The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) will be requested and submitted if and when received.