3WK-25653-12309

2 vaccinations 15 coded responses 19 check-ins 15 free-text entries 4 call cases

Sex: Female
Age at first dose: 61-65
ZIP prefix: 282 / NC
Registered: 2021-04-08

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

2021-04-04
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-04-08
Registered in v-safe
2021-04-09
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Immediate post-injection reaction, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Pain — Feeling: Good

Free text: I had an achy , stiff neck and shoulders within an hour of the initial Pfizer vaccine. The achiness and stiffness passed after a few hours.

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2021-04-10
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-04-11
Health check-in — day 7, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-04-18
Survey response — day 14, dose 1
MedDRA: Injection site pain, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good

Free text: Left arm, where I received the vaccine, started aching several (4-5) days later, which I ignored at first. Arm stiff/sore when I raised/rotated the arm from the shoulder. Injection site sore, too. Achiness/soreness began to diminish yesterday.

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2021-04-25
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-04-25
Survey response — day 0, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Fair · Muscle or body aches

Free text: Left arm and shoulder still ache, residual from 1st Pfizer COVID vaccine in that arm.

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2021-04-26
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Pain in extremity — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling · Chills, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Left arm, where I received my first Pfizer vaccine three weeks ago, still hurts a lot. When i lifted a couple slightly heavy boxes yesterday evening (5-10 pounds), I felt significant pain in my left upper arm and shoulder. Afterwards, I could not raise my left arm more than perpendicular to my body, so I had to rest it. I hope my right arm does not respond the same way to the vaccine.

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2021-04-27
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Swelling · Chills, Muscle or body aches

Adult check-in
2021-04-28
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Burning sensation, Bursitis, Pain, Pain in extremity, Pre-existing disease — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Muscle or body aches · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Left arm (1st injection) still aches and hurts a lot, especially when i use it.. Use of left arm to lift ot to reach causes significant pain, ache, burning in left upper arm and shoulder. I think I've developed bursitis, considering going to see a dotor.

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2021-04-29
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good · Muscle or body aches · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: LEFT upper arm and shoulder, where I received FIRST Pfizer injection still ache when at rest, hurt a lot if I use the arm for carrying, stretching or reaching. RIGHT arm, where I received 2nd Pfizer injecion, is no longer sore, is just fine. Why???

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2021-04-30
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Pain — Feeling: Good · Muscle or body aches · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Left arm-injection site for 1st Pfizer vaccine on April 4, 2021, usually doesn't ache much when arm/shoulder is at rest. However, I reached behind me today with left arm, to pat my dog, and felt extreme pain when I did that, and for a few minutes afterwards.

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2021-05-01
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: No adverse event, Pain, Reaction to previous exposure to any vaccine — Feeling: Good · Muscle or body aches · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Right arm is fine, where I received 2nd Pfizer vaccine. My LEFT ARM, where I received my 1st Pfizer vaccine, still hurts a lot when I use it for normal daily tasks, e.g., dressing, reaching, carrying, etc.

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2021-05-03
Survey response — day 7, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Mobility decreased, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Muscle or body aches · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Right arm, site of 2nd Pfizer vaccination, is fine. LEFT ARM IS NOT FINE. About 30 minutes ago, as I reached behind me with my left arm to adjust my pillow, I had a long searing pain in that shoulder. It's still aching. I can't use my left arm!

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2021-05-09
Survey response — day 14, dose 2
MedDRA: Burning sensation, Pain, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: My Left arm (1st Pfizer vaccine, Apr 4), continues to ache/have pain, both at rest, and when I attempt to use it. I try to avoid moving/using my Left arm, as doing so often results in burning pain. I am left-handed, so it's not an easy thing to do.

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2021-05-16
Survey response — day 21, dose 2
MedDRA: Injection site pain, Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Pain, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Left arm/shoulder (1st Pfizer vaccine, Apr 4) continues to have pain when I use it for dressing, washing, reaching, carrying/lifting. As of yesterday (Sat) morning, left arm hurts when I lay on it. Last few days, left arm has no pain when at rest.

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2021-05-23
Survey response — day 28, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Mobility decreased, Pain, Pain in extremity, Unevaluable event — Feeling: Good · Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Symptoms: My left arm/shoulder ache most of the time at rest now. When I use it more than minimally, lift too much weight, reach behind, above, or to the side, my left arm spasms in pain. I can't lay on my left side in bed, causes my left arm to hurt more. · Healthcare visit (other): Doctor appt. scheduled for June 1, 2021.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-23
Report sent to call center — day 28, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-05-30
Survey response — day 35, dose 2
MedDRA: Asthenia, Insomnia, Mobility decreased, Pain, Pain in extremity, Unevaluable event — Feeling: Good · Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Symptoms: Left arm (1st Pfizer vaccine 4/4) still aches at rest, especially if I use it to lift/pull/raise above my head/reach behind me. Dressing, walking dog, brushing hair, any activity using left arm hurts, searing pain/weakness. Can't sleep on left side. · Healthcare visit (other): I have appt. with doctor June 1, 2021.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-30
Report sent to call center — day 35, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-06-06
Survey response — day 42, dose 2
MedDRA: Office visit, Pain, Pain in extremity, Self-medication — Feeling: Good · Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Symptoms: Left arm (1st Pfizer vaccine 4/4/21) has searing pain that lasts up to 30 sec following arm movement or position that caused the pain. Arm can ache for up to 2 hours afterwards. Ibuprofen does nothing to relieve or prevent the arm pain or ache. · Healthcare visit (other): Saw Doctor on 6/1/21. Will see Physical Therapy on 6/8/21.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-06-06
Report sent to call center — day 42, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-07-27
Survey response — 3 months, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Office visit, Pain in extremity — Feeling: Good · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Free text: Symptoms: I saw specialist 6/8/21 for pain left arm/shoulder, caused by 1st Pfizer injection 4/4/21. Dr. said happens sometimes, mostly w/flu shots. Rec'd cortisone injection left shoulder. A week later, almost no pain! @ Dr. today, still hardly any pain! · Healthcare visit (other): Sae specialist on 6/8/21 and 7/27/21

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-07-27
Report sent to call center — 3 months, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-08-04
Call 1 — Could Not Reach Participant
2021-08-09
Call 2 — Could Not Reach Participant
2021-10-24
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2021-04-04	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-04-25	Pfizer-BioNTech

Call center

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4 unsuccessful

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Release 7 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2021-04-09

Systemic reaction (other): I had an achy , stiff neck and shoulders within an hour of the initial Pfizer vaccine. The achiness and stiffness passed after a few hours.

Release 7 — day 14, dose 1

2021-04-18

Symptoms: Left arm, where I received the vaccine, started aching several (4-5) days later, which I ignored at first. Arm stiff/sore when I raised/rotated the arm from the shoulder. Injection site sore, too. Achiness/soreness began to diminish yesterday. cut off by CDC

Release 7 — day 0, dose 2

2021-04-25

Systemic reaction (other): Left arm and shoulder still ache, residual from 1st Pfizer COVID vaccine in that arm.

Release 7 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-04-26

Systemic reaction (other): Left arm, where I received my first Pfizer vaccine three weeks ago, still hurts a lot. When i lifted a couple slightly heavy boxes yesterday evening (5-10 pounds), I felt significant pain in my left upper arm and shoulder. Afterwards, I could not raise my left arm more than perpendicular to my body, so I had to rest it. I hope my right arm does not respond the same way to the vaccine.

Release 8 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-04-28

Systemic reaction (other): Left arm (1st injection) still aches and hurts a lot, especially when i use it.. Use of left arm to lift ot to reach causes significant pain, ache, burning in left upper arm and shoulder. I think I've developed bursitis, considering going to see a dotor.

2021-04-29

Systemic reaction (other): LEFT upper arm and shoulder, where I received FIRST Pfizer injection still ache when at rest, hurt a lot if I use the arm for carrying, stretching or reaching. RIGHT arm, where I received 2nd Pfizer injecion, is no longer sore, is just fine. Why???

2021-04-30

Systemic reaction (other): Left arm-injection site for 1st Pfizer vaccine on April 4, 2021, usually doesn't ache much when arm/shoulder is at rest. However, I reached behind me today with left arm, to pat my dog, and felt extreme pain when I did that, and for a few minutes afterwards.

2021-05-01

Systemic reaction (other): Right arm is fine, where I received 2nd Pfizer vaccine. My LEFT ARM, where I received my 1st Pfizer vaccine, still hurts a lot when I use it for normal daily tasks, e.g., dressing, reaching, carrying, etc.

Release 8 — day 7, dose 2

2021-05-03

Systemic reaction (other): Right arm, site of 2nd Pfizer vaccination, is fine. LEFT ARM IS NOT FINE. About 30 minutes ago, as I reached behind me with my left arm to adjust my pillow, I had a long searing pain in that shoulder. It's still aching. I can't use my left arm!

Release 8 — day 14, dose 2

2021-05-09

Symptoms: My Left arm (1st Pfizer vaccine, Apr 4), continues to ache/have pain, both at rest, and when I attempt to use it. I try to avoid moving/using my Left arm, as doing so often results in burning pain. I am left-handed, so it's not an easy thing to do. cut off by CDC

Release 8 — day 21, dose 2

2021-05-16

Symptoms: Left arm/shoulder (1st Pfizer vaccine, Apr 4) continues to have pain when I use it for dressing, washing, reaching, carrying/lifting. As of yesterday (Sat) morning, left arm hurts when I lay on it. Last few days, left arm has no pain when at rest. cut off by CDC

Release 8 — day 28, dose 2

2021-05-23

Symptoms: My left arm/shoulder ache most of the time at rest now. When I use it more than minimally, lift too much weight, reach behind, above, or to the side, my left arm spasms in pain. I can't lay on my left side in bed, causes my left arm to hurt more. cut off by CDC

Healthcare visit (other): Doctor appt. scheduled for June 1, 2021.

Release 8 — day 35, dose 2

2021-05-30

Symptoms: Left arm (1st Pfizer vaccine 4/4) still aches at rest, especially if I use it to lift/pull/raise above my head/reach behind me. Dressing, walking dog, brushing hair, any activity using left arm hurts, searing pain/weakness. Can't sleep on left side. cut off by CDC

Healthcare visit (other): I have appt. with doctor June 1, 2021.

Release 8 — day 42, dose 2

2021-06-06

Symptoms: Left arm (1st Pfizer vaccine 4/4/21) has searing pain that lasts up to 30 sec following arm movement or position that caused the pain. Arm can ache for up to 2 hours afterwards. Ibuprofen does nothing to relieve or prevent the arm pain or ache.

Healthcare visit (other): Saw Doctor on 6/1/21. Will see Physical Therapy on 6/8/21.

Release 9 — 3 months, dose 2

2021-07-27

Symptoms: I saw specialist 6/8/21 for pain left arm/shoulder, caused by 1st Pfizer injection 4/4/21. Dr. said happens sometimes, mostly w/flu shots. Rec'd cortisone injection left shoulder. A week later, almost no pain! @ Dr. today, still hardly any pain!

Healthcare visit (other): Sae specialist on 6/8/21 and 7/27/21

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	Office visit	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Unevaluable event	✓	✓	✓
SD	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Asthenia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Burning sensation	✓	✓	✓
SD	Injection site pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Insomnia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Loss of personal independence in daily activities	✓	✓	✓
SD	Mobility decreased	✓	✓	✓
SD	Office visit	✓	·	✓
SD	Pain	✓	✓	✓
SD	Pain in extremity	✓	✓	✓
SD	Self-medication	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Burning sensation	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Bursitis	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Immediate post-injection reaction	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Mobility decreased	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Musculoskeletal stiffness	✓	✓	✓
SRO	No adverse event	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pain in extremity	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pre-existing disease	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Reaction to previous exposure to any vaccine	✓	✓	✓

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