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Report #2879446

Received Dec 24, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
TX
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNKMH9579—

Symptoms (1)

Syringe issue

Symptom narrative

One defective Prevnar 20 prefilled syringe in the box, the injection was broken / the syringe part snapped / a blue cap to separate the syringe from the needle, and it was separated; The initial case was missing the following minimum criteria: no adverse event. Upon receipt of follow-up information on 11Dec2025, this case now contains all required information to be considered valid. This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from product quality group. This report involves pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), as dose number unknown, single (Lot number: MH9579, Expiration Date: 31Jan2027) for immunisation. The following information was reported: SYRINGE ISSUE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "One defective Prevnar 20 prefilled syringe in the box, the injection was broken / the syringe part snapped / a blue cap to separate the syringe from the needle, and it was separated". Additional information: the reporter was reporting one defective Prevnar 20 prefilled syringe in the box, the injection was broken. She has a photo of it. The reporter clarified that the syringe part snapped, the actual syringe area where the needle injector is, there was a blue cap to separate the syringe from the needle, and it was separated at that point in the box. The reporter confirmed no patient involvement. NDC number of Prevnar 20: 0005200001.