527-21553-00647

5 vaccinations 16 coded responses 58 check-ins 14 free-text entries 3 call cases

Sex: Female
Age at first dose: 51-55
ZIP prefix: 481 / MI
Registered: 2021-01-15

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

Possible VAERS report

VAERS ID	Confidence	Score	Runner-up	Shared symptoms	Dose	State	VAERS vaccinated / onset / received	Call case
1490375 (opens in a new window)	high	11 / 11	3	2 of 2 VAERS symptoms	same dose (2)	MI matches	2021-02-09 / 2021-02-11 / 2021-07-21 received the same day as the last call	case 193069

From the VAERS matching of call center cases (loader/vaers_match_*). Only the best match is shown, and only if it scores 8 or more out of 11. The score adds up timing (VAERS received soon after the call center contact), dose and shared symptoms; state only breaks ties. Confidence is high when the score is 8+ and at least 3 points ahead of the runner-up, medium when 5+ and 2 ahead, otherwise low. A match is a likely link, not a confirmed one.

Timeline

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

2021-01-14
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-01-15
Registered in v-safe
2021-01-15
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: No adverse event — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Redness, Itching · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: No

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-17
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: No adverse event — Feeling: Good · Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Nope

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-19
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Redness, Itching · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2021-01-21
Health check-in — day 7, dose 1
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Redness, Itching · None

Adult check-in
2021-01-28
Health check-in — day 14, dose 1
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-02-04
Health check-in — day 21, dose 1
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-02-09
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-02-09
Health check-in — day 0, dose 2
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-02-10
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Oedema peripheral — Feeling: Poor · Site: Pain, Swelling · Fever · Chills, Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: My underarm on the side I got shot is very sore

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-11
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Axillary pain, Medical counselling, Oedema peripheral — 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, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Free text: Systemic reaction (other): My armpit has swollen up like it has a 1/2 of a tennis bal under the skin and it hurts really bad. · Healthcare visit (other): Phone call

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-11
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
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)
2021-02-12
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Biopsy lymph gland, Lymph node pain — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Itching · Headache, Joint pains, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to work, Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: I have a very swollen lymph node in the arm pit of the arm I got my shot in. Its very large and very sore.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-13
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Lymphadenopathy, Muscular weakness — Feeling: Fair · Site: Itching · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to work, Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: The lymph node in arm I got my shot in is swollen and it hurts. Arm is weak

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: Lymphadenopathy — Feeling: Fair · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to work

Free text: Lymph node in arm pit still swollen

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: Lymphadenopathy — Feeling: Good · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Slightly Swollen lymph node

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-16
Health check-in — day 7, dose 2
Feeling: Good · Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2021-02-23
Survey response — day 14, dose 2
MedDRA: Diarrhoea — Feeling: Good

Free text: I have had diarrhea ever since I got the shot. At least 1-2 times a day. Ive had to take Imodium and pepto every day

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-03-02
Health check-in — day 21, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-09
Health check-in — day 28, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-16
Health check-in — day 35, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-23
Health check-in — day 42, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-05-11
Health check-in — 3 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-07-21
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2021-07-21
Call successful
Completed over the phone
2021-08-10
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-10-05
Dose 3 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-10-06
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Redness, Itching · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2021-10-07
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
Feeling: Good · Site: Itching · Headache

Adult check-in
2021-10-08
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
MedDRA: Lymphadenopathy, Vaccine positive rechallenge — Feeling: Fair · Site: Swelling · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: The lymph node in my right armpit of the arm I got the shot in has swelled up. This is the same issue I had in left arm with the second dose.

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-10-09
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
MedDRA: Lymph node pain, Lymphadenopathy — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Swelling · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Slight swelling in rt lymph node in armpit of arm I got shot in. Slight pain from swelling.

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-10-10
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-10-11
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-10-12
Health check-in — day 7, dose 3
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-10-19
Health check-in — day 14, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-10-26
Health check-in — day 21, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-11-02
Health check-in — day 28, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-11-09
Health check-in — day 35, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-11-16
Health check-in — day 42, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-01-04
Health check-in — 3 months, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-04-05
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-08-24
Dose 4 — Pfizer-BioNTech
Co-administered: Shingles:Tetanus
2022-08-26
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 4
MedDRA: Lymphadenopathy, Reaction to previous exposure to any vaccine — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Lymph node on rt armpit swelling, in the arm I got the COVID shot. This happened when I got the 2 nd COVID shot also.

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2022-08-27
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 4
Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling · Headache, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-08-28
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 4
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Swelling · Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-08-29
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 4
Feeling: Good · Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-08-30
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 4
Feeling: Good · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-09-02
Health check-in — day 7, dose 4
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2022-09-07
Health check-in — day 14, dose 4
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-09-16
Health check-in — day 21, dose 4
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-09-21
Health check-in — day 28, dose 4
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-09-28
Health check-in — day 35, dose 4
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-10-07
Health check-in — day 42, dose 4
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-11-19
Dose 5 — Pfizer-BioNTech
Co-administered: Shingles
2022-11-23
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 5
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain, Redness, Itching · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-11-23
Survey response — 3 months, dose 4
MedDRA: Unevaluable event — Feeling: Good

Free text: I recieved 5th COVID booster on 11/19/22

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2022-11-24
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 5
Feeling: Good · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-11-25
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 5
Feeling: Fair · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-11-26
Health check-in — day 7, dose 5
Feeling: Good · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2022-12-03
Survey response — day 14, dose 5
MedDRA: Headache — Feeling: Fair

Free text: I've had a continuous headache since I got my 5 th vaccine, which is unusual.

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2022-12-10
Health check-in — day 21, dose 5
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-12-17
Health check-in — day 28, dose 5
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-12-26
Health check-in — day 35, dose 5
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-12-31
Health check-in — day 42, dose 5
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2023-02-18
Survey response — 3 months, dose 5
MedDRA: Headache — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Outpatient clinic or urgent care clinic visit

MedDRA releases: 2024-11
2023-02-18
Report sent to call center — 3 months, dose 5
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

Outpatient clinic or urgent care clinic visit · 1 call case(s)
2023-02-20
Call successful
Completed over the phone
2023-05-20
Survey response — 6 months, dose 5
MedDRA: Fatigue, Headache, Nausea, Oropharyngeal pain, Pyrexia, SARS-CoV-2 test positive — Feeling: Poor · Be unable to work or attend school, Be unable to do your normal daily activities, Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

MedDRA releases: 2024-11
2023-05-20
Report sent to call center — 6 months, dose 5
Be unable to work or attend school · Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare pr

Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation · 1 call case(s)
2023-05-23
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2023-06-01
Call successful
Reported to VAERS during previous contact from GDIT

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2021-01-14	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-02-09	Pfizer-BioNTech
3	2021-10-05	Pfizer-BioNTech	No
4	2022-08-24	Pfizer-BioNTech	Shingles:Tetanus
5	2022-11-19	Pfizer-BioNTech	Shingles

Call center

3 call center cases

3 successful

VAERS report filed, before or during a call: 3

1 wait over 3 months for a first call

See the call center timeline

Free text

Release 2 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2021-01-15

Systemic reaction (other): No

2021-01-17

Systemic reaction (other): Nope

Release 3 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-02-10

Systemic reaction (other): My underarm on the side I got shot is very sore

Release 4 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-02-11

Systemic reaction (other): My armpit has swollen up like it has a 1/2 of a tennis bal under the skin and it hurts really bad.

Healthcare visit (other): Phone call

2021-02-12

Systemic reaction (other): I have a very swollen lymph node in the arm pit of the arm I got my shot in. Its very large and very sore.

2021-02-13

Systemic reaction (other): The lymph node in arm I got my shot in is swollen and it hurts. Arm is weak

2021-02-14

Systemic reaction (other): Lymph node in arm pit still swollen

2021-02-15

Systemic reaction (other): Slightly Swollen lymph node

Release 4 — day 14, dose 2

2021-02-23

Symptoms: I have had diarrhea ever since I got the shot. At least 1-2 times a day. Ive had to take Imodium and pepto every day

Release 10 — days 1–6 daily, dose 3

2021-10-08

Systemic reaction (other): The lymph node in my right armpit of the arm I got the shot in has swelled up. This is the same issue I had in left arm with the second dose.

2021-10-09

Systemic reaction (other): Slight swelling in rt lymph node in armpit of arm I got shot in. Slight pain from swelling.

Release 12 — days 1–6 daily, dose 4

2022-08-26

Systemic reaction (other): Lymph node on rt armpit swelling, in the arm I got the COVID shot. This happened when I got the 2 nd COVID shot also.

Release 12 — 3 months, dose 4

2022-11-23

Symptoms: I recieved 5th COVID booster on 11/19/22

Release 12 — day 14, dose 5

2022-12-03

Symptoms: I've had a continuous headache since I got my 5 th vaccine, which is unusual.

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	Diarrhoea	✓	✓	✓
SD	Fatigue	·	·	✓
SD	Headache	·	·	✓
SD	Nausea	·	·	✓
SD	Oropharyngeal pain	·	·	✓
SD	Pyrexia	·	·	✓
SD	SARS-CoV-2 test positive	·	·	✓
SD	Unevaluable event	·	·	✓
SRO	Axillary pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Biopsy lymph gland	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Lymph node pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Lymphadenopathy	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Muscular weakness	✓	✓	✓
SRO	No adverse event	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Oedema peripheral	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Reaction to previous exposure to any vaccine	·	·	✓
SRO	Vaccine positive rechallenge	·	·	✓

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