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Report #2891213

Received Mar 30, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
71 yrs
State
MI
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Mar 30, 2026
Onset
Mar 30, 2026
Days to onset
0
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA MNEXSPIKE))MODERNA7+80777040060IM / RA

Symptoms (1)

Product administered at inappropriate site

Symptom narrative

The Covid vaccine was administered in my right arm below my deltoid muscle in what might have been a subcutaneous space. It clearly was not injected in the muscle. I have a photograph of the exact location the injection was given. I understand the vaccine may not have its full effect by being injected below the muscle. My concern is the possibility of developing cellulitis or an abscess at the injection site. I contacted the pharmacist but she insisted over the phone that she knows how to give a shot and is certain she administered it in my muscle which is why I am filing this report as the patient. I am a public health nurse and have given thousands of Covid injections over the past 6 years.

Current illness

none

Medical history

hypothyroidism, asthma

Other medications

levothyroxine 0.125mg; flonase nasal spray

Allergies

eggplant

Lab data

no tests and this time but I have a photo of the injection site in case a complication develops.