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Report #2865684

Received Oct 14, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
66 yrs
State
NC
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 7, 2025
Onset
Oct 7, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE)SANOFI PASTEURUNKU8830AAIM / RA

Symptoms (7)

Burning sensationErythemaInjection site pruritusPain in extremityPeripheral swellingProduct administered at inappropriate siteSkin warm

Symptom narrative

Per employee written account: "After receiving the vaccine, I felt fine, my arm was sore and the site was itching, but it felt like it was itching inside and not on the surface. As with most vaccines, my arm felt sore all day, but did not interrupt my work. When I got home that night, my right arm was extremely sore. I took some Ibuprofen an put an ice pack on my arm. The next morning when I work up, my arm was burring, itching, red, hot to the touch and swollen. When I looked at the injection sight, I notice it was on the side of my upper right arm and not in the deltoid. I received the Fluzone High dose 65+due to my age being 66, which I had last year and did not experience any issues. On the morning of 08 OCT 2025, I brought this to the attention of my supervisor, (name withheld). By the end of the day on Wednesday 08 OCT 2025, my arm was very swollen, red, burning, hot to the touch and the lump was the size of a softball. I again took some Ibuprofen and sat with an ice pack on it all night. The morning of 09 OCT 2025, the redness and itching were not as intense, and some of the swelling had gone down. I still have some soreness, but nothing like it was." This reporter became aware of the situation on 10/10 and spoke to the employee by phone. She reports the swelling was gone and declined to be seen at Occupational Health. I advised that in the future she should report to OH as soon as she experiences any adverse reaction, unless emergent and to then go to an ER.

Current illness

None known

Medical history

Unknown, none identified from influenza screening questionnaire

Other medications

Unknown

Allergies

Adhesive, sulfa drugs, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim

Lab data

None