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Report #2881143

Received Jan 8, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
76 yrs
State
—
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Dec 31, 2025
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA MNEXSPIKE))MODERNAUNK—IM

Symptoms (2)

Ear infectionEar pain

Symptom narrative

Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement; Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of EAR INFECTION (Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement) and EAR PAIN (Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement) in a 76-year-old male patient who received mRNA-1273.251 (Spikevax LP.8.1 PFS) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. The suspect product included Pre-filled Syringe injection for COVID-19 prophylaxis. Concurrent medical conditions included Diabetic and Coronary disease. On 31-Dec-2025, the patient received dose of mRNA-1273.251 (Spikevax LP.8.1 PFS) (Intramuscular use) 1 dosage form. On an unknown date, the patient started Pre-filled Syringe (unknown route) at an unspecified dose. On an unknown date, the patient experienced EAR INFECTION (Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement) and EAR PAIN (Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement). On 02-Jan-2026, EAR INFECTION (Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement) and EAR PAIN (Left ear feels like ear infection acute pain with jaw movement) had resolved. No concomitant medication was reported. The left ear felt like an ear infection, acute pain with jaw movement, not serious pain. The patient was not concerned, just wondered if this could be a side effect. Symptoms gone. It probably means it was a good shot. It was unknown if the patient experienced any additional symptoms/events. No treatment medication was reported. Causality was not reported. Most recent FOLLOW-UP information incorporated above includes: Live Follow-up received: Reporter email id, patient gender and event stop date added and event outcome and narrative updated.

Current illness

Coronary disease; Diabetic