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2 vaccinations 11 coded responses 21 check-ins 11 free-text entries 5 call cases

Sex: Female
Age at first dose: 36-40
ZIP prefix: 992 / WA
Registered: 2021-01-12

Relationship: Self
Race: White
Ethnicity: Not Hispanic or Latino

Timeline

Registration Vaccinations Survey responses Call reports Cases without a report Call attempts Call successful Pregnancy survey

2021-01-11
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-01-12
Registered in v-safe
2021-01-12
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Pregnancy — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain

Free text: I'm 33 weeks pregnant

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-13
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-01-16
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-01-25
Survey response — day 14, dose 1
MedDRA: Bell's palsy — Feeling: Fair · 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: Left bells palsy developed last night. I'm 35 weeks pregnant so slightly higher risk given that. I've never had this before and felt fine prior since vaccination.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-25
Report sent to call center — day 14, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-02-01
Survey response — day 21, dose 1
MedDRA: Acupuncture, Bell's palsy — Feeling: Fair · Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Symptoms: My bells palsy is improving slightly; im waiting until resolved before the 2nd vacci. I did not take medications. Im unsure if helpful but i had an acupuncture treatment for something else and they also treated me for the palsy on day 4 of symltoms. · Healthcare visit (other): Acupuncture

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-01
Report sent to call center — day 21, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-02-10
Survey response — day 28, dose 1
MedDRA: Asthenia, Bell's palsy, Disability, Ear pain, Facial paralysis, Fatigue, Haemorrhoids, Insomnia, Office visit, Pre-existing disease, Pregnancy — Feeling: Poor · Be unable to work, Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Outpatient clinic or urgent care clinic visit

Free text: Ear pain w/bells palsy causing loss of sleep. Facial paralysis continues, eye & lip strength improved but fatigues/ briefly regresses after working multiple days. Hemorrhoid flare associated w/pregnancy reason for care visits & cause of disability.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-10
Report sent to call center — day 28, dose 1
Be unable to work · Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-02-15
Health check-in — day 35, dose 1
Feeling: Fair

Adult check-in
2021-03-02
Call successful
Reported to VAERS voluntarily prior to GDIT contact
2021-04-21
Pregnancy registry survey
Pregnant at time of vaccination · Yes, I would like someone to contact me
2021-05-20
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-05-20
Survey response — day 0, dose 2
MedDRA: Bell's palsy, Electric shock sensation, Grip strength decreased, Hypoaesthesia, Paraesthesia, Pre-existing disease, Unevaluable event — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Free text: Systemic reaction (other): My prior left bells palsy after the 1st vaccine is much improved but not fully resolved. Since april 23 ive had both shkudlrrs to hands intermittnetky numb/tingling/electric shocks/weak grip - improving though wirh muscle treatment · Healthcare visit (other): Massage therapy, Occupational scheduled next week

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-20
Report sent to call center — day 0, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-05-22
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Injection site pain, Pre-existing disease — Feeling: Good

Free text: Continued intermittent both arms numbness tingling weakness - same as pre vaccine. I had some soreness for 12 hours or so at the injection site the next day

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-23
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Unevaluable event — Feeling: Fair

Free text: Same as prior to vaccine

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-24
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Adverse reaction — Feeling: Good

Free text: My prevaccine arm symptoms - unchanged

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-25
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Occupational therapy, Pre-existing disease — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Systemic reaction (other): Both arm symtoms from before vaccine - unchanged · Healthcare visit (other): Occupational therapy

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-25
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-05-26
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Unevaluable event — Feeling: Good

Free text: Same bilateral arm symptoms as before vaccine - better today

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-30
Survey response — day 7, dose 2
MedDRA: Pre-existing disease — Feeling: Good

Free text: Bilateral arm symptoms prior to vaccine - slightly improved

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-06-03
Health check-in — day 14, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-06-10
Health check-in — day 21, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-06-17
Health check-in — day 28, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-06-17
Call successful
Not applicable (accidental reporting or does not believe symptoms are related to vaccine)
2021-06-25
Health check-in — day 35, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-07-02
Health check-in — day 42, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-08-19
Health check-in — 3 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-11-18
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2021-01-11	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-05-20	Pfizer-BioNTech

Call center

5 call center cases

5 successful

VAERS report filed, before or during a call: 3

See the call center timeline

Free text

Release 1 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2021-01-12

Systemic reaction (other): I'm 33 weeks pregnant

Release 2 — day 14, dose 1

2021-01-25

Symptoms: Left bells palsy developed last night. I'm 35 weeks pregnant so slightly higher risk given that. I've never had this before and felt fine prior since vaccination.

Release 3 — day 21, dose 1

2021-02-01

Symptoms: My bells palsy is improving slightly; im waiting until resolved before the 2nd vacci. I did not take medications. Im unsure if helpful but i had an acupuncture treatment for something else and they also treated me for the palsy on day 4 of symltoms. cut off by CDC

Healthcare visit (other): Acupuncture

Release 4 — day 28, dose 1

2021-02-10

Symptoms: Ear pain w/bells palsy causing loss of sleep. Facial paralysis continues, eye & lip strength improved but fatigues/ briefly regresses after working multiple days. Hemorrhoid flare associated w/pregnancy reason for care visits & cause of disability. cut off by CDC

Release 8 — day 0, dose 2

2021-05-20

Systemic reaction (other): My prior left bells palsy after the 1st vaccine is much improved but not fully resolved. Since april 23 ive had both shkudlrrs to hands intermittnetky numb/tingling/electric shocks/weak grip - improving though wirh muscle treatment

Healthcare visit (other): Massage therapy, Occupational scheduled next week

Release 8 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-05-22

Systemic reaction (other): Continued intermittent both arms numbness tingling weakness - same as pre vaccine. I had some soreness for 12 hours or so at the injection site the next day

2021-05-23

Systemic reaction (other): Same as prior to vaccine

2021-05-24

Systemic reaction (other): My prevaccine arm symptoms - unchanged

2021-05-25

Systemic reaction (other): Both arm symtoms from before vaccine - unchanged

Healthcare visit (other): Occupational therapy

2021-05-26

Systemic reaction (other): Same bilateral arm symptoms as before vaccine - better today

Release 8 — day 7, dose 2

2021-05-30

Systemic reaction (other): Bilateral arm symptoms prior to vaccine - slightly improved

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	Acupuncture	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Occupational therapy	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Unevaluable event	✓	✓	✓
SD	Acupuncture	✓	✓	✓
SD	Asthenia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Bell's palsy	✓	✓	✓
SD	Disability	✓	✓	✓
SD	Ear pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Facial paralysis	✓	✓	✓
SD	Fatigue	✓	✓	✓
SD	Haemorrhoids	✓	✓	✓
SD	Insomnia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Office visit	✓	✓	✓
SD	Pre-existing disease	✓	✓	✓
SD	Pregnancy	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Adverse reaction	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Bell's palsy	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Electric shock sensation	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Grip strength decreased	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Hypoaesthesia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Injection site pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Paraesthesia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pre-existing disease	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pregnancy	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Unevaluable event	✓	✓	✓

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