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Report #2867935

Received Oct 23, 2025

ER / ED visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
52 yrs
State
CA
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 21, 2025
Onset
Oct 21, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLULAVAL)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS17FY52IM / LA

Symptoms (7)

HeadacheInfluenza like illnessLip swellingPainParaesthesiaRhinorrhoeaThroat irritation

Symptom narrative

10/21/2025 during our off-site flu clinic, employee developed an allergic reaction to the flu vaccine. We administered the vaccine around 2:30pm. Employee came back around 2:45pm complaining of tingling sensation of her fingers, swelling of lips and itchy throat. Patient took Benadryl PO 25mg around 3pm. Her allergic reaction subsided around 3:40pm but she was still drowsy from the Benadryl. We stayed with her until she was seen by a doctor around 3:50pm. Vitals are normal. Advised her to call and report the incident to workers comp. 10/22/2025 She mentioned that after we left, she was given another dose of Benadryl. They ended up sending her to ED, they administered EpiPen and she stayed for observation for couple of hours. She also had a follow up earlier today. Also, she is experiencing flu like symptoms, headache, body ache, and runny nose. Advised her to call workers comp to report the incident. Employee called worker comp to discuss claim on 10/23

Current illness

None

Medical history

Unknown

Other medications

Unknown

Allergies

Employee disclosed having similar reaction to the COVID vaccine in 2022

Prior vaccinations

covid