3LA-25247-10330

2 vaccinations 13 coded responses 22 check-ins 13 free-text entries 6 call cases

Sex: Female
Age at first dose: 51-55
ZIP prefix: 080 / NJ
Registered: 2021-01-20

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

2021-01-20
Registered in v-safe
2021-01-20
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-01-22
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Axillary pain, Pain in extremity, Unevaluable event — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Redness, Swelling · Fever · Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Systemic reaction (other): I think the shot brought out shingles. My shoulder armpit and under my biceps are very painful I am contacting my pcp · Healthcare visit (other): I am calling my pcp on Monday for an appointment

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-22
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-01-23
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Axillary pain, Breast pain, Herpes zoster, Lymphadenopathy — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling, Itching · Headache, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: I believe I have shingles I am taking valtrex for this my armpit is swollen and painful and under my biceps along my bra line and my right breast are sore to the touch and sore when moving Im also taking motrin

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-24
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Axillary pain, Breast pain — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling, Itching · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Right side of breast pain, armpit pain, right shoulder pain

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-25
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Axillary pain, Breast swelling, Medical counselling — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Itching · Joint pains, Muscle or body aches · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Systemic reaction (other): Pain in right armpit joint and side of right breast swelling in right armpit · Healthcare visit (other): I have a call in to my pcp waiting for a return call

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-25
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-01-26
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Breast pain, Oedema peripheral, Pain — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling, Itching · Headache, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · 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: My armpit is swollen my right shoulder joint hurts I have pain from my shower to my elbow crease along my right breast and around my bra strap my shoulder hurts when I try to do thing using my right arm

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-26
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)
2021-01-27
Survey response — day 7, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Axillary pain, Breast pain, Herpes zoster — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Itching · Joint pains, Muscle or body aches

Free text: Still sore in armpit and shoulder and between armpit and right breast and along bra line on right side but less than I have been feeling since the shot. I have been taking Valtrex twice daily 1 gram per dose for shingles which I believe came from the vaccine. I am feeling better today.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-03
Survey response — day 14, dose 1
MedDRA: Axillary pain, Back pain, Breast pain, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good

Free text: My right armpit is still sore but less sore than it was. I still get some random pain down my right arm and into my right breast and around my back along my bra line

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-10
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-02-10
Health check-in — day 0, dose 2
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-02-11
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Feeling: Poor · Site: Pain · Fever · Chills, Headache, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea · Be unable to work, Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Adult check-in
2021-02-12
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · None

Adult check-in
2021-02-13
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Axillary pain, Injection site swelling — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Armpit pain and a little swelling in the injection side

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-14
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Axillary pain — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Itching · Headache

Free text: Armpit pain

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-15
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Axillary pain — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Itching · Headache

Free text: Armpit pain

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-17
Health check-in — day 7, dose 2
Feeling: Good · Headache

Adult check-in
2021-02-24
Health check-in — day 14, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-03
Health check-in — day 21, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-10
Survey response — day 28, dose 2
MedDRA: Axillary pain, Fatigue, Groin pain, Headache, Unevaluable event — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Symptoms: Headaches, fatigue, armpit and right groin pain. These symptoms are lingering since my vaccines. · Healthcare visit (other): I have scheduled an office appointment with my pcp to discuss these symptoms.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-03-10
Report sent to call center — day 28, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-03-17
Health check-in — day 35, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-24
Health check-in — day 42, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-04-02
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2021-05-13
Survey response — 3 months, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Axillary pain, Back pain, Breast pain, Groin pain — Feeling: Good · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Free text: I still have constant armpit, shoulder, upper back and right breast pain from this injection. I also get some left armpit pain and right groin pain occasionally. The am going to see my gynecologist for further follow up.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-13
Report sent to call center — 3 months, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-06-07
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2021-08-13
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-02-10
Survey response — 12 months, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Inflammation, Joint range of motion decreased, Office visit, Rotator cuff syndrome, Sleep disorder — Feeling: Good · 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: Symptoms: I have developed calcific tendinitis in my right shoulder due to the inflammation from the vaccination shots it is painful and limits my range of motion I have had to receive a steroid injection a few months ago for this pain that wakes me at night · Healthcare visit (other): Orthopedic appointment

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2022-02-10
Report sent to call center — 12 months, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Outpatient clinic or urgent care clinic visit · 1 call case(s)
2022-02-14
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2022-02-28
Call successful
Not applicable (accidental reporting or does not believe symptoms are related to vaccine)

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2021-01-20	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-02-10	Pfizer-BioNTech

Call center

6 call center cases

6 successful

VAERS report filed, before or during a call: 2

See the call center timeline

Free text

Release 2 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2021-01-22

Systemic reaction (other): I think the shot brought out shingles. My shoulder armpit and under my biceps are very painful I am contacting my pcp

Healthcare visit (other): I am calling my pcp on Monday for an appointment

2021-01-23

Systemic reaction (other): I believe I have shingles I am taking valtrex for this my armpit is swollen and painful and under my biceps along my bra line and my right breast are sore to the touch and sore when moving Im also taking motrin

2021-01-24

Systemic reaction (other): Right side of breast pain, armpit pain, right shoulder pain

2021-01-25

Systemic reaction (other): Pain in right armpit joint and side of right breast swelling in right armpit

Healthcare visit (other): I have a call in to my pcp waiting for a return call

2021-01-26

Systemic reaction (other): My armpit is swollen my right shoulder joint hurts I have pain from my shower to my elbow crease along my right breast and around my bra strap my shoulder hurts when I try to do thing using my right arm

Release 2 — day 7, dose 1

2021-01-27

Systemic reaction (other): Still sore in armpit and shoulder and between armpit and right breast and along bra line on right side but less than I have been feeling since the shot. I have been taking Valtrex twice daily 1 gram per dose for shingles which I believe came from the vaccine. I am feeling better today.

Release 3 — day 14, dose 1

2021-02-03

Symptoms: My right armpit is still sore but less sore than it was. I still get some random pain down my right arm and into my right breast and around my back along my bra line

Release 4 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-02-13

Systemic reaction (other): Armpit pain and a little swelling in the injection side

2021-02-14

Systemic reaction (other): Armpit pain

2021-02-15

Systemic reaction (other): Armpit pain

Release 5 — day 28, dose 2

2021-03-10

Symptoms: Headaches, fatigue, armpit and right groin pain. These symptoms are lingering since my vaccines.

Healthcare visit (other): I have scheduled an office appointment with my pcp to discuss these symptoms.

Release 8 — 3 months, dose 2

2021-05-13

Symptoms: I still have constant armpit, shoulder, upper back and right breast pain from this injection. I also get some left armpit pain and right groin pain occasionally. The am going to see my gynecologist for further follow up.

Release 11 — 12 months, dose 2

2022-02-10

Symptoms: I have developed calcific tendinitis in my right shoulder due to the inflammation from the vaccination shots it is painful and limits my range of motion I have had to receive a steroid injection a few months ago for this pain that wakes me at night cut off by CDC

Healthcare visit (other): Orthopedic appointment

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	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Office visit	·	·	✓
HCVO	Unevaluable event	✓	✓	✓
SD	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Axillary pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Back pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Breast pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Fatigue	✓	✓	✓
SD	Groin pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Headache	✓	✓	✓
SD	Inflammation	·	·	✓
SD	Joint range of motion decreased	·	·	✓
SD	Pain in extremity	✓	✓	✓
SD	Rotator cuff syndrome	·	·	✓
SD	Sleep disorder	·	·	✓
SRO	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Axillary pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Breast pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Breast swelling	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Herpes zoster	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Injection site swelling	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Lymphadenopathy	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Oedema peripheral	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pain in extremity	✓	✓	✓

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