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Report #2859289

Received Sep 16, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
79 yrs
State
GA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 12, 2025
Onset
Sep 13, 2025
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE)SANOFI PASTEURUNKHB2025SYR / LA

Symptoms (7)

Brain fogDisturbance in attentionInjection site painInjection site reactionInjection site swellingPain in extremityUrticaria

Symptom narrative

Large red welt with puffiness and pain, from site of injection to below elbow; brain "fog" sufficiently severe that I missed 2 days of some of my prescription medications (forgot to take them although these are routine); inability to concentrate; prostration (in bed for two days). I have had flu shots my entire long life and have never had a response like this to flu vaccine. Issues are very slowly resolving without medical intervention.

Current illness

None

Medical history

Rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, asthma, high blood pressure, GERD, PTSD, intractable pain

Other medications

Lansoprazole, Telmisartan, Pregabalan (Lyrica), Tizanidine, Trazadone, and physician-prescribed THC. Evenity injections (only 2 injections were given at one time in the week before, for osteoporosis)

Allergies

Penicillin, sulfa, codeine, darvon, hypaque (dye)

Lab data

None

Prior vaccinations

Minor response to flu vaccine many years ago, reported to VAERS