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Report #2870618

Received Nov 4, 2025

Hospitalized
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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
—
Onset
Sep 18, 2025
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (4)

COVID-19Drug ineffectivePost-acute COVID-19 syndromeSARS-CoV-2 test

Symptom narrative

COVID; COVID; long COVID; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. Other Case identifier(s): MOD-2025-790418 (Moderna), US-MODERNATX-MOC20251017000007 (Moderna), MOC20251017000007 (Moderna), US-MO-MOC20251017000007 (Moderna). A patient (age and gender not provided) received BNT162b2 omicron (lp.8.1) (COMIRNATY (2025-2026 FORMULA)), as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "asthma" (ongoing); "childhood asthma" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: exacerbated by the flu; "flu" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Moderna covid-19 vaccine (Dose number unknown, single), administration date: 2020, for COVID-19 immunization; Moderna covid-19 vaccine (Dose number unknown, single), administration date: 2021, for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: POST-ACUTE COVID-19 SYNDROME (hospitalization, medically significant) with onset 2025, outcome "recovered" (Oct2025), described as "long COVID"; DRUG INEFFECTIVE (hospitalization, medically significant), COVID-19 (hospitalization, medically significant) all with onset 18Sep2025, outcome "recovered" (Oct2025) and all described as "COVID". The patient was hospitalized for drug ineffective, covid-19, post-acute covid-19 syndrome (start date: 2025). The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: SARS-CoV-2 test: (18Sep2025) Positive; (2025) Negative, notes: home tests and nose swabs. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of drug ineffective, covid-19, post-acute covid-19 syndrome. Clinical course: patient wants to know how soon should get the COVID-19 booster after first shot. Patient has severe asthma and was caught unaware, getting sick from work and the back-to-school season. The reporter stated that the patient "nearly died" from COVID this past month. Has high-risk severe asthma and became severely ill on 18Sep2025, leading to hospitalization. Felt the illness was life-threatening. The reporter states that would have gotten the vaccine had known that COVID was in high circulation in Aug, but the reporter states that was caught completely unaware. The reporter states that started getting sick 28Oct2025 but tested positive for COVID on 18Sep2025 via PCP test, as home tests and nose swabs came back negative and states that nearly died from it. The reporter stated that because of the home/nose tests not working was treated with antibiotics, but they did not work, was also treated with Paxlovid but they didn't work because started them past the 5 days and also tried steroids with nebulizer. The reporter states now have long COVID, and it is debilitating that cannot work. The reporter equates COVID to "death row with an alligator" and states that it went through everything, throat and chest. The reporter states that the medical field in area is not aware of what to do with COVID or long COVID, but states that did own research online and googled that the COVID vaccine actually helps with long COVID based on the studies. After conducting own research, discovered that the vaccine helps with long COVID, which experienced, and it did help received the vaccine on 15Oct2025, and wants to know how soon should get a booster shot. The patient received a dose of mNEXSPIKE 10mcg/0.2mL and states that it has been the only thing that helped alleviate it and is the only reason is still alive. The reporter states it made a marked difference, yesterday was crawling on all fours yesterday thinking was going to die from the fatigue and experiencing breathing issues to walking around today. The reporter also states that throat feels a little bit better. The reporter states that gave COVID, but that "kicked" it in 4 days. The reporter states that had received Pfizer COVID vaccine but refused to provide any further details; no other details provided. The reporter researched online and saw that getting a vaccine could help, and it did help had severe COVID and now has long COVID, and the vaccine helped within a day. No follow-up attempts are possible. Batch/lot number is not provided, and it cannot be obtained.

Current illness

Asthma

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Childhood asthma (exacerbated by the flu); Flu

Lab data

Test Date: 20250918; Test Name: COVID; Test Result: Positive ; Test Date: 2025; Test Name: nose swabs; Test Result: Negative ; Comments: home tests and nose swabs