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Report #2864597

Received Oct 9, 2025

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (9)

Allergy to vaccineChillsDecreased appetiteFatigueFeeding disorderHeadacheIncreased need for sleepPainPyrexia

Symptom narrative

painful; lack of appetite; she sleeps the entire time; she can't eat; mI'm allergic to something in the vaccine; fever; chills; headache; tired; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of PAIN (painful), DECREASED APPETITE (lack of appetite), INCREASED NEED FOR SLEEP (she sleeps the entire time), FEEDING DISORDER (she can't eat) and ALLERGY TO VACCINE (mI'm allergic to something in the vaccine) in a 76-year-old female patient who received SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below. No Medical History information was reported. On an unknown date, the patient received dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient experienced PAIN (painful), DECREASED APPETITE (lack of appetite), INCREASED NEED FOR SLEEP (she sleeps the entire time), FEEDING DISORDER (she can't eat), ALLERGY TO VACCINE (mI'm allergic to something in the vaccine), PYREXIA (fever), CHILLS (chills), HEADACHE (headache) and FATIGUE (tired). At the time of the report, PAIN (painful), DECREASED APPETITE (lack of appetite), INCREASED NEED FOR SLEEP (she sleeps the entire time), FEEDING DISORDER (she can't eat), ALLERGY TO VACCINE (mI'm allergic to something in the vaccine), PYREXIA (fever), CHILLS (chills), HEADACHE (headache) and FATIGUE (tired) had resolved. Concomitant medication was not provided. It was reported that the patient had received the Moderna shot for COVID many times and had always experienced the same severe reaction. The patient wanted to find out more about the specific reaction that she experienced with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She stated that she had spoken to many people who had received the vaccine, but no one had experienced the same thing as she did. The patient wanted to find out why she reacted differently from others and described them as very severe, lasting for about two days before subsiding. She went to CVS to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and had received around 8 or 10 vaccines at that point. She mentioned that the lot number of the vaccine did not matter as she experienced the same reaction every time. It was reported that if the patient received the COVID shot at 10am in the morning, she began developing severe side effects by 2pm. She had experienced every side effect listed by Moderna including headache, lack of appetite, tiredness, chills, fever and more. It was stated that the symptoms were so severe that she decided not to receive the vaccine again, but the patient had to receive, and it lasted exactly for 48 hours. It was reported that by 2pm on the second day, it was completely gone. However, during the reaction she could not get out of bed, was unable to eat, slept most of the time and it was painful and had chills. She felt as if she was allergic to something in the vaccine and wanted to speak to someone about that. It was unknown if the patient experienced any additional symptoms or events. Treatment medication was not reported. Reporter did not allow further contact