Report #2870532

Received Nov 4, 2025

Office visit

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Overview

Sex: Female
Age: 64 yrs
State: CT
Recovered: Recovered
Vaccinated: Oct 24, 2025
Onset: Oct 24, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
PNC21	PNEUMO (CAPVAXIVE)	MERCK & CO. INC.	N/A	Z010457	SC / LA

Symptoms (3)

Incorrect route of product administrationPain in extremityRash

Symptom narrative

Vaccine was administered as subcutaneous instead of intramuscularly. Patient reported pain, tenderness, and rash throughout left arm for a duration of over a week. Patient visited her primary care doctor, who diagnosed that the vaccine had been adminstered improperly (SC). Patient reports typical arm soreness from vaccines lasting no more than two days, which is what further prompted her visit to MD. Patient has never had rash to any vaccine previous.

Other medications

Unknown

Allergies

Latex, penicillin