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2021-05-15
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-05-17
Registered in v-safe
2021-05-17
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Musculoskeletal pain, Neck pain — Feeling: Poor · Site: Pain · Chills, Headache, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea, Diarrhea · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Severe pain in left shoulder, neck and in between shoulder blades that was not present prior to shot

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-18
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Medical counselling, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Neck pain — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain · Chills, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea · Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Free text: Systemic reaction (other): Painful stiff neck and left shoulder where injection was given. Also, pain in between my upper shoulder blades · Healthcare visit (other): My doctor told me if this type of continues to go straight to the ER.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-18
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-05-19
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Back pain, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Neck pain — Feeling: Poor · Site: Pain · Fever · Chills, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Stiff neck with pain and also pain in between shoulder blades

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-20
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Musculoskeletal pain, Neck pain — Feeling: Poor · Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Stiff painful neck, left shoulder and pain in between upper shoulder blades

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-21
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Fair · Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Adult check-in
2021-05-22
Health check-in — day 7, dose 1
Feeling: Poor · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea, Abdominal pain · Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Adult check-in
2021-05-22
Report sent to call center — day 7, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-06-26
Survey response — day 42, dose 1
MedDRA: Ageusia, Anosmia, Chills, Cough, Diarrhoea, Fatigue, Feeling abnormal, Headache, Respiratory tract congestion, Throat clearing — Feeling: Poor · Be unable to work or attend school, Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Headache, chills, fatigue, cough, clearing of throat constantly, diarrhea and congestion. Feeling very bad. Lost sense of smell and some taste.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2022-04-07
Call 1 — Left Voicemail

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2021-05-15	Pfizer-BioNTech

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2 call center cases

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Release 8 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2021-05-17

Systemic reaction (other): Severe pain in left shoulder, neck and in between shoulder blades that was not present prior to shot

2021-05-18

Systemic reaction (other): Painful stiff neck and left shoulder where injection was given. Also, pain in between my upper shoulder blades

Healthcare visit (other): My doctor told me if this type of continues to go straight to the ER.

2021-05-19

Systemic reaction (other): Stiff neck with pain and also pain in between shoulder blades

2021-05-20

Systemic reaction (other): Stiff painful neck, left shoulder and pain in between upper shoulder blades

Release 9 — day 42, dose 1

2021-06-26

Symptoms: Headache, chills, fatigue, cough, clearing of throat constantly, diarrhea and congestion. Feeling very bad. Lost sense of smell and some taste.

Each entry is dated by the survey it was written in (the CDC re-sent the releases with survey dates in 2025); click a date to see that survey response. The CDC cut some text off at about 250 characters: symptoms in every release, and the other two fields in releases 9-12. Those entries are marked "cut off by CDC".

MedDRA terms by release

Field	Preferred term	2021-09	2023-04	2024-11
HCVO	Medical counselling	✓	✓	✓
SD	Ageusia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Anosmia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Chills	✓	✓	✓
SD	Cough	✓	✓	✓
SD	Diarrhoea	✓	✓	✓
SD	Fatigue	✓	✓	✓
SD	Feeling abnormal	✓	✓	✓
SD	Headache	✓	✓	✓
SD	Respiratory tract congestion	✓	✓	✓
SD	Throat clearing	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Back pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Musculoskeletal pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Musculoskeletal stiffness	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Neck pain	✓	✓	✓

✓ active code · ○ coded but marked inactive · blank = not in that release