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Report #2871157

Received Nov 6, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
74 yrs
State
NY
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 28, 2025
Onset
Oct 28, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (UNKNOWN))UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNK—LA
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETH1—RA

Symptoms (7)

ErythemaLimb discomfortMiddle insomniaVaccination site erythemaVaccination site painVaccination site pruritusVaccination site warmth

Symptom narrative

it was hot; It was extremely painful, keeping me awake at night; Its been uncomfortable for the whole week raising my arm and trying to use it; arm got very red and itchy; arm got very red and itchy; It was extremely painful, keeping me awake at night; redness continued to move down my arm to my elbow for whole week; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. A 74-year-old female patient (not pregnant) received pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), on 28Oct2025 at 14:00 as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 74 years, in right arm for immunisation; COVID-19 vaccine (COVID-19 VACCINE), on 28Oct2025 as dose number unknown, single, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "High blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing); "borderline diabetes" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: METFORMIN, start date: 05Aug2015; SIMVASTATIN, start date: 20Aug2015. The following information was reported: MIDDLE INSOMNIA (non-serious) with onset 28Oct2025 at 15:30, outcome "recovering", VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset 28Oct2025 at 15:30, outcome "recovered" and all described as "It was extremely painful, keeping me awake at night"; LIMB DISCOMFORT (non-serious) with onset 28Oct2025 at 15:30, outcome "recovering", described as "Its been uncomfortable for the whole week raising my arm and trying to use it"; VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (non-serious), VACCINATION SITE PRURITUS (non-serious) all with onset 28Oct2025 at 15:30, outcome "recovering" and all described as "arm got very red and itchy"; VACCINATION SITE WARMTH (non-serious) with onset 28Oct2025 at 15:30, outcome "recovering", described as "it was hot"; ERYTHEMA (non-serious) with onset 28Oct2025 at 15:30, outcome "recovering", described as "redness continued to move down my arm to my elbow for whole week". Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of vaccination site warmth, middle insomnia, limb discomfort, vaccination site erythema, vaccination site pain, erythema. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of vaccination site pruritus. Additional information: When patient got flu vaccine today the pharmacist administering it recommended she should contact because her experience with Prevnar 20 last week was not something she had seen or heard of from any of her patients. Patients arm got very red and itchy and the redness continued to move down her arm to her elbow for the whole week since she received it. It was extremely painful, keeping her awake at night, it was hot and itchy. she was right handed and the person administering the vaccine did not ask about an arm preference. It was been uncomfortable for the whole week raising her arm and trying to use it. This was the 7th day since she received it and the redness was subsiding, the pain was gone but she was still using some Benadryl anti-itch gel for the itching which was much improved but still bothersome. The information on the batch/lot number for pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) will be requested and submitted if and when received.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Blood pressure high; Borderline diabetes

Other medications

METFORMIN; SIMVASTATIN