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Report #2898303

Received May 29, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
68 yrs
State
TX
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Aug 27, 2024
Onset
Days to onset
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH1LM2222RA

Symptoms (6)

InsomniaMobility decreasedMuscular weaknessPeriarthritisVaccination site erythemaVaccination site pain

Symptom narrative

frozen shoulder; does not have full strength or mobility with his right arm; does not have full strength or mobility with his right arm; pain and redness in this right shoulder/going through bad pain in the area with where the vaccination was given; pain and redness in this right shoulder/pain and redness in this right shoulder/going through bad pain in the area with where the vaccination was given; pain was interfering with his sleep.; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP. A 68-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) (COMIRNATY (2024-2025 FORMULA)), on 27Aug2024 as dose 1, single (Lot number: LM2222, Expiration Date: 24Mar2025) at the age of 68 years, in right arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: PERIARTHRITIS (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "frozen shoulder"; MUSCULAR WEAKNESS (non-serious), MOBILITY DECREASED (non-serious), outcome "not recovered" and all described as "does not have full strength or mobility with his right arm"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "pain and redness in this right shoulder/going through bad pain in the area with where the vaccination was given"; VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "pain and redness in this right shoulder/pain and redness in this right shoulder/going through bad pain in the area with where the vaccination was given"; INSOMNIA (non-serious), outcome "recovering", described as "pain was interfering with his sleep.". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of vaccination site pain, insomnia Additional information: He had this pain a couple of weeks after the vaccination. He asked his wife if she was going through this or similarly going through bad pain in the area with where the vaccination was given and she said no. He put up with it for 2 weeks. The frozen shoulder developed after 2 weeks. He had consistent pain during the 2 weeks as a result and it left him with frozen shoulder. During the course of this he saw the doctor for the pain and they prescribed him medication and he ended up taking Gabapentin for nerve pain that helped him sleep because the pain was interfering with his sleep. Also took another medication he does not remember the name of. It took care of the pain to help him sleep at night and to numb and quiet the pain in the right arm. He ended up in a frozen shoulder stage and it hugs the right side of his body, even he extends it or it is bent, he can not move it away from his right side.