Report #2868852

Received Oct 27, 2025

A note on interpretation. VAERS reports are unverified and may be incomplete or coincidental. A report does not establish that a vaccine caused an event, and counts should not be used to calculate incidence or infer causation. Full disclaimer

Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
COVID19	COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))	PFIZER\BIONTECH	1	NA4457	—

Symptoms (1)

Device breakage

Symptom narrative

syringe break when putting needle on it; This is a spontaneous report received from a Pharmacist and an Other HCP from product quality group. A patient (age and gender not provided) received BNT162b2 omicron (lp.8.1) (COMIRNATY (2025-2026 FORMULA)), as dose 1, single (Lot number: NA4457, Expiration Date: 23Jul2026) for covid-19 immunisation, Device Lot Number: NA4457, Device Expiration Date: 23Jul2026. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: DEVICE BREAKAGE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "syringe break when putting needle on it". Causality for "syringe break when putting needle on it" was determined associated to device constituent of BNT162b2 omicron (lp.8.1) (malfunction). Additional information: There was a syringe break when putting needle on it, it snapped off. NDC Number was 0069252801.