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Report #2866328

Received Oct 16, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
77 yrs
State
GA
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (5)

DizzinessHeadacheIllnessNauseaPain

Symptom narrative

achy for a whole day; she had always gotten real sick afterwards; dizzy; bad headache; nausea; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of PAIN (achy for a whole day), ILLNESS (she had always gotten real sick afterwards), DIZZINESS (dizzy), HEADACHE (bad headache) and NAUSEA (nausea) in a 77-year-old female patient who received SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. Concurrent medical conditions included Arthritis. Concomitant products included Apixaban (Eliquis) for Anticoagulant therapy, Paracetamol (Tylenol) for Arthritis. On an unknown date, the patient received dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (unknown route) 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, received dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form and dose of SPIKEVAX NOS (SPIKEVAX NOS) (unknown route) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient experienced PAIN (achy for a whole day), ILLNESS (she had always gotten real sick afterwards), DIZZINESS (dizzy), HEADACHE (bad headache) and NAUSEA (nausea). At the time of the report, PAIN (achy for a whole day) had resolved and ILLNESS (she had always gotten real sick afterwards), DIZZINESS (dizzy), HEADACHE (bad headache) and NAUSEA (nausea) outcome was unknown. The patient was interested in knowing if mNEXSPIKE was available everywhere because she saw the add on TV and last Saturday, she went to have a Covid 19 vaccine thinking she would have a choice, but then they gave her a general one, not mNEXSPIKE. The patient was 77 and that when the vaccines became available at the pharmacies like that it would be an automatic choice for elderly people. She got upset when she found out she was just going to receive a general Covid shot because she was expecting a special shot for over 65, specifically mNEXSPIKE. As per the ad on TV she was led to believe that all the places in the (withheld country) would have it. However, it was not the case. The patient expressed concern regarding other elderly people like herself that might be seeking to get this new shot, they needed to know that they have to ask the pharmacy first if they have it. The patient was worried because she did not even know if it was an up-to-date shot that they gave her. She was happy not to have any side effects from this last shot, but she was unable to say which vaccine they gave her. She did not have any written documentation regarding it. She thought they might have said Pfizer, but she was not sure. The patient explained that in the past when she had the COVID shots, she had always gotten real sick afterwards, and she did after this one too but not quite as bad as the last three that she had. In the past, she had not been prepared, and it always threw her off guard, because she was waking up with the nausea, achy for a whole day and nauseated and dizzy. But, once, she did not remember which time it was, but she got it at pharmacy, and she got the sickest the nausea bad to throwing up and a super bad headache. And then she was achy for a couple of days. That one was the worst. No treatment medication was provided. But this time, she only got nauseated and she did not get the headache. Only when she got up in the night, she felt nausea. She did not have any problems until then. The patient referred having had a nausea pill and having laid down for a time and then she took two Tylenols of the extra straight for arthritis. The patient reported that she could not take Advil or Aleve because she was on Eliquis which was a blood thinner. This case was linked to MOD-2025-790216 (Patient Link). Reporter did not allow further contact

Current illness

Arthritis

Other medications

Tylenol; Eliquis