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Report #2877990

Received Dec 15, 2025

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNKLP4948—

Symptoms (1)

Syringe issue

Symptom narrative

Damaged prefilled syringe / The plunger was broken when they went to unscrew and was not able to put needle tip on; This is a spontaneous report received from a Physician from product quality group. This report involves pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), as dose number unknown, single (Lot number: LP4948, Expiration Date: 31Aug2026) for immunisation, Device Lot Number: LP4948. The following information was reported: DEVICE BREAKAGE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "Damaged prefilled syringe / The plunger was broken when they went to unscrew and was not able to put needle tip on". The reporter considered "damaged prefilled syringe / the plunger was broken when they went to unscrew and was not able to put needle tip on" not related to pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein). Causality for "damaged prefilled syringe / the plunger was broken when they went to unscrew and was not able to put needle tip on" was determined associated to device constituent of pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (malfunction).