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Report #2885845

Received Feb 17, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
66 yrs
State
NJ
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jul 14, 2025
Onset
Jan 15, 2026
Days to onset
185
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETHUNKZ003579OT / LA

Symptoms (3)

Chest X-rayDrug ineffectivePneumonia

Symptom narrative

Product lost efficacy/didn't work at all.; acquired pneumonia or experiencing pneumonia on January of 2026; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team. A 67-year-old female patient received pneumococcal 20-val conj vac (dipht CRM197 protein) (PREVNAR 20), on 14Jul2025 as dose number unknown, single (Lot number: Z003579) at the age of 66 years intramuscular, in left deltoid for immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "high blood pressure" (ongoing), notes: she started Valsartan 2 years ago because she had trouble with her blood pressure for a while; "Fibromyalgia", start date: 2018 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: She is still on medication for that; "barrats esophagus" (unspecified if ongoing); "pneumonia", start date: 2025 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: she had pneumonia last year; "allergies penicillin" (unspecified if ongoing); "allergies lavender" (unspecified if ongoing); "allergies mineral oil" (unspecified if ongoing); "bronchial asthma" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: DULOXETINE oral taken for fibromyalgia; VALSARTAN oral taken for hypertension; PANTOPRAZOLE oral taken for barrett's oesophagus; VITAMIN B12 [VITAMIN B12 NOS] oral; VITAMIN D [VITAMIN D NOS] oral; HYALURONIC ACID;METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE oral; MULTIVITAMIN [VITAMINS NOS]; VITAMIN A [RETINOL]. The patient also took other concomitant therapy. Past drug history included: Gabapentin, reaction(s): "allergic to gabapentin"; Amlodipine, reaction(s): "allergies"; Medrol pack, reaction(s): "allergies Medrol pack". The following information was reported: PNEUMONIA (medically significant) with onset 15Jan2026, outcome "unknown", described as "acquired pneumonia or experiencing pneumonia on January of 2026"; DRUG INEFFECTIVE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "Product lost efficacy/didn't work at all.". The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Chest X-ray: (27Dec2024) Unknown result; (09Feb2026) Unknown result. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pneumonia.

Current illness

Blood pressure high (she started Valsartan 2 years ago because she had trouble with her blood pressure for a while)

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Allergy; Allergy to plants; Barrett's esophagus; Bronchial asthma; Fibromyalgia (She is still on medication for that); Penicillin allergy; Pneumonia (she had pneumonia last year)

Other medications

DULOXETINE; VALSARTAN; PANTOPRAZOLE; VITAMIN B12 [VITAMIN B12 NOS]; VITAMIN D [VITAMIN D NOS]; HYALURONIC ACID;METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE; MULTIVITAMIN [VITAMINS NOS]; VITAMIN A [RETINOL]

Lab data

Test Date: 20241227; Test Name: chest x-ray; Result Unstructured Data: Test Result:Unknown result; Test Date: 20260209; Test Name: chest x-ray; Result Unstructured Data: Test Result:Unknown result