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Report #2864624

Received Oct 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
70 yrs
State
—
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNA4—IM

Symptoms (2)

Emotional distressSomnolence

Symptom narrative

drowsiness; feeling "put down"; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of SOMNOLENCE (drowsiness) and EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (feeling "put down") in a 70-year-old male patient who received SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. No Medical History information was reported. On an unknown date, the patient received first dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, received second dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form, third dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form and fourth dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (Intramuscular use) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient experienced SOMNOLENCE (drowsiness) and EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (feeling "put down"). At the time of the report, SOMNOLENCE (drowsiness) and EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (feeling "put down") outcome was unknown. No concomitant medication was reported. The patient believed vaccines prevented him from having severe reactions to it and kept him out of the hospital. The patient had adverse reactions to the first four Moderna vaccines, experiencing drowsiness and feeling "put down" by the vaccine. After switching to Pfizer for three doses, they experienced no reactions. Last year, they received Spikevax instead of Pfizer and had no reaction. This year, the patient was uncertain about the vaccine. it was unknown if the patient experienced any additional symptoms/events. No treatment medication was reported. No causality provided