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Report #2856542

Received Sep 2, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
Aug 27, 2025
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (5)

COVID-19Drug ineffectiveHydrocephalusPost-acute COVID-19 syndromeSARS-CoV-2 test

Symptom narrative

long COVID; fluid on the brain; COVID; COVID; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. A 73-year-old 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 included: "immunosuppressed" (unspecified if ongoing); "COVID" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: DRUG INEFFECTIVE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant) all with onset 27Aug2025, outcome "unknown" and all described as "COVID"; POST-ACUTE COVID-19 SYNDROME (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "long COVID"; HYDROCEPHALUS (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "fluid on the brain". Clinical course: The patient took the Pfizer shot, but got COVID anyways, and now got long COVID, which gave fluid on the brain. The patient was totally incapacitated and crippled in a wheelchair. The patient had gone through the mill since 27Aug2025, when finally got to the doctor to get tested. The patient took all vaccines and this was a side effect from the vaccine and the disease and was glad to be alive. The patient will visit the neurologist in 2 weeks. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: SARS-CoV-2 test: (27Aug2025) COVID. No follow-up attempts are possible. Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: COVID-19; Immunosuppression

Lab data

Test Date: 20250827; Test Name: tested; Result Unstructured Data: Test Result:COVID