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Report #2875830

Received Dec 1, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
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Onset
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Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNAUNK—OT
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECHUNK——

Symptoms (3)

COVID-19Drug ineffectiveInfluenza like illness

Symptom narrative

contracted Covid after getting vaccinated; contracted Covid after getting vaccinated; flu like symptoms; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. Other Case identifier(s): MOD-2025-791185 (Moderna). A patient (age and gender not provided) received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2 NOS), as dose number unknown (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation; elasomeran (SPIKEVAX), as dose number unknown, single intramuscular for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "severe throbbing headache" (unknown if ongoing), notes: severe throbbing headache; "Hypertension" (ongoing); "Allergy to antibiotic" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Past drug history included: Floxin, reaction(s): "Floxin allergy", notes: Floxin allergy reactions has been on allergy list for severe throbbing headache which may because of high blood pressure interaction. Vaccination history included: Shingrix (normally had same post 12-hour reactions to other vaccines like Shigrix), for Immunisation, reaction(s): "Immunisation reaction"; Pneumococcal vaccine (normally had same post 12-hour reactions to other vaccines like pneumonia), for Immunisation, reaction(s): "Immunisation reaction"; Flu (normally had same post 12-hour reactions to other vaccines like Shigrix, pneumonia, but not seasonal flu shots.), for Immunization, reaction(s): "no adverse effect"; Bnt162b2 (Primary Immunization series complete.), for Covid-19 immunization; Bnt162b2 (DOSE NUMBER UNKNOWN (BOOSTER), SINGLE), for Covid-19 immunization; Moderna (DOSE NUMBER UNKNOWN, SINGLE), for Covid-19 immunization. The following information was reported: DRUG INEFFECTIVE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant), outcome "recovered" and all described as "contracted Covid after getting vaccinated"; INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS (non-serious), outcome "recovered", described as "flu like symptoms". Patient had Covid vaccines and updated about every 6 months. Initially patient had Pfizer but had some follow-up with Moderna and Pfizer, all based on availability. Patient had never had an immediate reaction but usually occurred 12 hours after with flu-like symptoms that lasted for 3-5 days. Patient even contracted Covid after getting vaccinated. Planned on getting the new Moderna. It was reported that wanted to know what the difference and risks were before vaccination. Patient doctors said there was no difference between any Covid vaccinations (Pfizer or Moderna) but only to get them.

Current illness

Hypertension

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Allergy to antibiotic; Throbbing headache (severe throbbing headache)