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Report #2861493

Received Sep 25, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
80 yrs
State
—
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNA1—IM

Symptoms (1)

Vaccination site erythema

Symptom narrative

got that, what they call COVID arm, like, it got red; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (got that, what they call COVID arm, like, it got red) in an 80-year-old female patient who received SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. Previously administered products included for Product used for unknown indication: flu shots (feel a little feverish) and flu shots (sometimes arm is sore for a day). Past adverse reactions to the above products included Feverish with flu shots; and Pain in arm with flu shots. On an unknown date, the patient received first dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient experienced VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (got that, what they call COVID arm, like, it got red). The patient was treated with Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (Benadryl) for Vaccination site erythema, at an unspecified dose and frequency. At the time of the report, VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (got that, what they call COVID arm, like, it got red) had resolved. The action taken with SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) was unknown. Concomitant medication was not reported. It was reported that patient had 6 or 7 doses in total. Patient's husband had 6 doses. They both had like 6 Moderna shots already. They had missed the last booster. The only reaction she ever had was with the very first shot of Moderna. she got COVID arm like it got red and she had to take some Benadryl, and it went away. After that, she never had any more reactions. She was at the website and was reading the information and it says, if you have had a severe reaction to any dose, she wouldn't call that her arm turned red and had that for a couple of days, but after that, then none of the other shots did it. She was still going to get a vaccine. Patient always gotten flu shots and all these other things, and sometimes her arm was sore for a day or felt a little feverish, for one day, or something like that. But that's been typical of flu shots and any kind of shot. Patient wanted to know the difference between Spikevax and mNEXSPIKE. It was unknown if the patient experienced any additional symptoms/events. Reporter did not allow further contact