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Report #2867386

Received Oct 21, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH1——

Symptoms (1)

Arthralgia

Symptom narrative

My doctor recommended it because of the possibility of joint pain that I had a couple of years ago/got the Pfizer covid 19 vaccine booster two years ago and she got joint pain; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team, Program ID. A female patient (unknown if pregnant) received BNT162b2 omi xbb.1.5 (COMIRNATY (2023-2024 FORMULA)), as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Covid-19 vaccine (Primary Immunization series complete; unknown manufacturer), for COVID-19 Immunization. The following information was reported: ARTHRALGIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "My doctor recommended it because of the possibility of joint pain that I had a couple of years ago/got the Pfizer covid 19 vaccine booster two years ago and she got joint pain". Additional information: The caller inquired about the viability of splitting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose into two administrations from the same vial, citing past joint pain after a previous vaccine. And it was reported that the doctor recommended it because of the possibility of joint pain that patient had a couple of years ago, which patient not sure if was from the COVID vaccine or from something else. That being said, he recommends using the same vial a week later and giving a half dose and then another half dose after he refrigerates it for an week that is something that can be done or is not good because of pollution or whatever? Caller also mentioned that she got the Pfizer covid 19 vaccine booster two years ago and she got joint pain. PQC not applicable. No follow-up attempts are possible. Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained.