Report #2863806

Received Oct 7, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Male
Age: 72 yrs
State: OH
Recovered: Recovered
Vaccinated: Sep 25, 2025
Onset: Sep 25, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
COVID19	COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))	PFIZER\BIONTECH	1	my9547	IM / LA

Symptoms (1)

Wrong technique in product usage process

Symptom narrative

Systemic: wrong needle length used-Mild, Additional Details: A 5/8" needle was inadvertantly used for both the COVID shot and the Fluzone shot instead of a 1" needle. Patient has not experienced any known adverse effects at this time but we are attempting to contact patient., Other Vaccines: VaccineTypeBrand: Fluzone High Dose; Manufacturer: Sanofi-Pastur; LotNumber: ut8804ca; Route: intramuscular; BodySite: right arm; Dose: 1; VaxDate: 09/25/2025