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Report #2863001

Received Oct 3, 2025

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNA3——

Symptoms (8)

Burning sensationCirculatory collapseDiabetes mellitusHypoaesthesiaNerve injuryNeuropathy peripheralParaesthesiaRash

Symptom narrative

burning neuropathy from knees down; diabetes; blood vessels in my hands and my feet have been damaged; numbness; terrible nerve damage; terrible burning/ burning neuropathy from knees down; tingling; rash; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL (burning neuropathy from knees down), DIABETES MELLITUS (diabetes) and CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE (blood vessels in my hands and my feet have been damaged) in an 86-year-old female patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below. No Medical History information was reported. In 2021, the patient received third dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient experienced NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL (burning neuropathy from knees down) (seriousness criterion medically significant), DIABETES MELLITUS (diabetes) (seriousness criterion medically significant), CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE (blood vessels in my hands and my feet have been damaged) (seriousness criterion medically significant), HYPOAESTHESIA (numbness), NERVE INJURY (terrible nerve damage), BURNING SENSATION (terrible burning/ burning neuropathy from knees down), PARAESTHESIA (tingling) and RASH (rash). At the time of the report, NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL (burning neuropathy from knees down), DIABETES MELLITUS (diabetes), CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE (blood vessels in my hands and my feet have been damaged), HYPOAESTHESIA (numbness), NERVE INJURY (terrible nerve damage), BURNING SENSATION (terrible burning/ burning neuropathy from knees down), PARAESTHESIA (tingling) and RASH (rash) outcome was unknown. No concomitant medications were reported. It was reported that patient experienced symptom of burning neuropathy from knees down, and was tested for diabetes, and had rash post 3rd Moderna vaccine. The patient also experienced symptom of terrible nerve damage, terrible burning, tingling, numbness and nerve damage. No treatment medications were reported. This case was linked to US-MODERNATX, INC.-MOD-2021-248000 (E2B Linked Report). Most recent FOLLOW-UP information incorporated above includes: On 22-Sep-2025: Live follow-up received which contained no new information. On 24-Sep-2025: Upon internal review on 24-Sep-2025, it was identified that the case MOD-2025-789559 was created inadvertently as a duplicate of case MOD-2025-789561. Hence, all the information from the duplicate case MOD-2025-789559 has been added and merged into the retained case MOD-2025-789561. The duplicate case MOD-2025-789559 will be deleted from the safety database. On 25-Sep-2025: Live follow-up received which contained no new information.; Reporter's Comments: The age is a confounder for the events. The events neuropathy peripheral hypoaesthesia, nerve injury, burning sensation and paraesthesia are likely an associated consequence of diabetes event. The benefit -risk relationship of product is not affected by this report.; Sender's Comments: US-MODERNATX, INC.-MOD-2021-248000:Case for female patient (reporter's daugther case)