Report #2864297

Received Oct 8, 2025

Hospitalized

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Overview

Sex: Male
Age: 54 yrs
State: NC
Recovered: Recovered
Vaccinated: Oct 2, 2025
Onset: Oct 3, 2025
Days to onset: 1
Hospital days: 4

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
PNC21	PNEUMO (CAPVAXIVE)	MERCK & CO. INC.	UNK	Z006889	IM / LA

Symptoms (16)

Blood cultureChest X-rayChillsComputerised tomogram abdomenComputerised tomogram headDizzinessFull blood countImmunisation reactionInfluenza virus testMalaiseMetabolic function testPyrexiaRespiratory syncytial virus testSARS-CoV-2 testScan with contrastTachycardia

Symptom narrative

Malaise, high fever 103, tachycardia, chills, dizziness. Patient was sent to the ER for further workup as it appeared he may be septic. He was admitted on 10/3 and he was discharged on 10/7. He had a full workup including blood cultures, and he was given IV antibiotics while they were looking for the source of the fever. After the full workup it was completed, it was suspected it was a systemic reaction to the vaccine and he was sent home on Ibuprofen as needed for the fever.

Current illness

None

Medical history

OSA, Hyperlipidemia, Aortic atherosclerosis, GERD, Fatty Liver,

Other medications

Methocarbamol, Xanax, ASA, Pravastatin, Klor-Con, Losartan, Nexium, Oxycodone, Toprol XL, Zoloft, HCTZ, Norvasc, Repatha

Allergies

Codeine

Lab data

CXR, CT Maxillofacial without contrast, CT Abdomen and Pelvis with contrast, BMET, CBC, Covid/Flu testing, RSV testing. 10/3 to 10/7.