5R3-11232-41711

2 vaccinations 15 coded responses 21 check-ins 15 free-text entries 5 call cases

Sex: Female
Age at first dose: 46-50
ZIP prefix: 631 / MO
Registered: 2020-12-21

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
1371198 (opens in a new window)	high	11 / 11	7	8 of 10 VAERS symptoms	same dose (2)	MO matches	2021-01-08 / 2021-01-08 / 2021-06-03 received 41 days before the last call	case 840622

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

2020-12-21
Registered in v-safe
2020-12-21
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2020-12-21
Health check-in — day 0, dose 1
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Joint pains, Muscle or body aches

Adult check-in
2020-12-22
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Burning sensation, Fatigue, Paraesthesia, Pruritus — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Fever · Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Last night and early this morning had some mild odd burning paresthesias in the extremities and some mild itching but no obvious rash (seems resolved now). Fell asleep early last night, but not too tired today.

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2020-12-23
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Joint pains, Fatigue or tiredness

Adult check-in
2020-12-24
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Arthralgia — Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · Joint pains

Free text: Joint pain is probably back down to my usual level today.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-25
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2020-12-26
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2020-12-27
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Pre-existing disease — Feeling: Good · Joint pains

Free text: Joint pains today are probably just related to longstanding connective tissue disease.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-28
Health check-in — day 7, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-01-04
Health check-in — day 14, dose 1
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-01-08
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-01-08
Survey response — day 0, dose 2
MedDRA: Injection site erythema — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain · Headache, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: A few flat pinkish red spots on skin near injection siteâ€”Not sure if they are new since vaccine.

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2021-01-09
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Costochondritis, Cough, Erythema, Eye irritation, Fatigue, Gastrooesophageal reflux disease, Inflammation, Muscle twitching, Musculoskeletal chest pain, Nasal congestion, Pharyngeal swelling, Pre-existing disease, Pruritus, Rash, Respiratory rate increased, Somnolence, Tinnitus, Vasculitic rash — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain, Swelling · Fever · Headache, Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea, Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site

Free text: 2 types of tinnitus (brief ringing type plus episodes of quick repeated bursts like a muscle twitching near the Eustachian tube); slight redness an itching in spots on ankles (have had vasculitis-like rash there off and on since 2014 so maybe inflammation triggered this a little), chest wall ache (ribs/sterunum-costochondritis), burning eyes, slight intermittent dry cough, catch in throat (mild swelling?), a little increase respiratory rate for a while, mild nasal congestion, acid reflux, fatigue/sleepiness.

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2021-01-12
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Somnolence — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain · Headache, Joint pains, Fatigue or tiredness · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: I keep falling a sleep in the daytime when to get my work done m. I have had to take some naps if I have time for it, or else eat some food or get up and move around in order to keep myself awake.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-12
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2021-01-16
Survey response — day 7, dose 2
MedDRA: Cough — Feeling: Good · Joint pains, Fatigue or tiredness

Free text: Slight intermittent dry cough.

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2021-01-22
Survey response — day 14, dose 2
MedDRA: Condition aggravated, Pre-existing disease — Feeling: Good

Free text: I may be having a slight flare up of my pre-existing undifferentiated connective tissue disease and my restless legs syndrome and sleep-related limb jerking movements may be a bit worse. I am still a little more tired then usual since 2nd shot.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-29
Survey response — day 21, dose 2
MedDRA: Costochondritis, Cough, Pharyngeal swelling, Swelling — Feeling: Good

Free text: Some costochondritis symptoms and intermittent dry cough for a few hours yesterday. Sometimes feels like sinuses and throat are just slightly swollen for a few hours, and then this resolves. These are odd & very intermittent symptoms.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-05
Survey response — day 28, dose 2
MedDRA: Cough — Feeling: Good

Free text: Dry cough increased on first day of menstrual period, then went away again. This seems to happen every time I have my period ever since I had probably COVID in March, and it was no worse than the usual monthly symptom increase.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-12
Survey response — day 35, dose 2
MedDRA: Condition aggravated, Dyskinesia, Fatigue, Muscle tightness, Pre-existing disease, Restless legs syndrome, Somnolence — Feeling: Fair

Free text: A bit more fatigued/sleepy, muscle tightness in arms/legs, seems that my restless legs syndrome and jerking of left arm/leg is worse (sometimes in day instead of just night), so my neurologist has increased my pramipexole & switched to Long-acting.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-19
Survey response — day 42, dose 2
MedDRA: Cough, Dry eye, Dry mouth, Dry throat, Inflammation, Muscle twitching, Paranasal sinus discomfort, Pre-existing disease, Restless arm syndrome, Restless legs syndrome, Somnolence, Swelling — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Free text: Symptoms: I have had some increase in dry cough, dry mouth/throat, occasional dry eye. I periodically feel as if there is swelling & pressure of mucous membranes in nose/sinuses (in distinct episodes of minutes to hours). Had to increase meds for RLS/PLMS. · Healthcare visit (other): I contacted my neurologist about increased RLS/PLMS symptoms. My preamioexole was changed from 0.25 IR to 0.375 XR because I was having restless legs/arms, periodic twitching of left leg & left arm, and some sleepiness interfering with getting work done during the day. I have some improvement of this in past few days after the medication change. My RLS/PLMS tends to be worse when I have a flare up of connective tissue disease, so maybe the increased symptoms was triggered by inflammation. I will also have a virtual visit with the neurologist next week.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-02-19
Report sent to call center — day 42, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-04-09
Survey response — 3 months, dose 2
MedDRA: COVID-19, Chest discomfort, Cough, Dyskinesia, Medical counselling, Pre-existing disease, Respiratory disorder, Restless legs syndrome — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Telehealth, virtual health, or email health consultation

Free text: Symptoms: Restless legs/periodic limb movements of sleep worsened, long COVID dry cough and rare chest tightness increased. Very intermittent mild dry cough has been daily for about the past 6-8 weeks. · Healthcare visit (other): Saw neurologist through telehealth. Increased pramipexole for RLS/PLMS. Also added fluvoxamine, famotidine, cetirizine for long COVID exacerbation (cough/chest symptoms).

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

1 call case(s)
2021-06-03
Call successful
Completed over the phone
2021-07-09
Survey response — 6 months, dose 2
MedDRA: Burning sensation, Fatigue, Myoclonus, Office visit, Pre-existing disease, Somnolence, Tinnitus — Feeling: Good · Be unable to work or attend school, 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: Apr 19 stopped fluvoxamine (had helped treat long COVID cough/chest symptoms). Apr 29 had sudden fatigue,sleepiness, limb myoclonus, tinnitus-palatal myoclonus. May 6-11 took methylprednisolone taper (helped with above). Now: burning paresthesias. · Healthcare visit (other): Saw both rheumatologist and neurologist in clinic. Treated with steroid taper, had some labs done.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-07-09
Report sent to call center — 6 months, dose 2
Be unable to work or attend school · Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare pr

1 call case(s)
2021-07-14
Call successful
Reported to VAERS during previous contact from GDIT
2022-01-11
Survey response — 12 months, dose 2
MedDRA: COVID-19, Myoclonus, Office visit, SARS-CoV-2 test, SARS-CoV-2 test positive, Somnolence — Feeling: Good · 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

Free text: Symptoms: Some episodes of daytime sleepiness & myoclonus, neurologist prescribed modafinil to help with sleepiness, and acute COVID with symptoms starting 12/25/21, positive PCR test on 1/7/22 (took fluvoxamine, cyproheptadine, lactoferrin, fluticasone inh) · Healthcare visit (other): Drive-through COVID testing, other labs at earlier time.

MedDRA releases: 2024-11 · check-in free text available
2022-01-11
Report sent to call center — 12 months, dose 2
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)
2022-01-12
Call successful
Reported to VAERS during previous contact from GDIT

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2020-12-21	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-01-08	Pfizer-BioNTech

Call center

5 call center cases

4 successful · 1 priority 2/3 (triaged and no follow up)

VAERS report filed, before or during a call: 4

See the call center timeline

Free text

Release 1 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2020-12-22

Systemic reaction (other): Last night and early this morning had some mild odd burning paresthesias in the extremities and some mild itching but no obvious rash (seems resolved now). Fell asleep early last night, but not too tired today.

2020-12-24

Systemic reaction (other): Joint pain is probably back down to my usual level today.

2020-12-27

Systemic reaction (other): Joint pains today are probably just related to longstanding connective tissue disease.

Release 1 — day 0, dose 2

2021-01-08

Systemic reaction (other): A few flat pinkish red spots on skin near injection siteâ€”Not sure if they are new since vaccine.

Release 1 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-01-09

Systemic reaction (other): 2 types of tinnitus (brief ringing type plus episodes of quick repeated bursts like a muscle twitching near the Eustachian tube); slight redness an itching in spots on ankles (have had vasculitis-like rash there off and on since 2014 so maybe inflammation triggered this a little), chest wall ache (ribs/sterunum-costochondritis), burning eyes, slight intermittent dry cough, catch in throat (mild swelling?), a little increase respiratory rate for a while, mild nasal congestion, acid reflux, fatigue/sleepiness.

2021-01-12

Systemic reaction (other): I keep falling a sleep in the daytime when to get my work done m. I have had to take some naps if I have time for it, or else eat some food or get up and move around in order to keep myself awake.

Release 2 — day 7, dose 2

2021-01-16

Systemic reaction (other): Slight intermittent dry cough.

Release 2 — day 14, dose 2

2021-01-22

Symptoms: I may be having a slight flare up of my pre-existing undifferentiated connective tissue disease and my restless legs syndrome and sleep-related limb jerking movements may be a bit worse. I am still a little more tired then usual since 2nd shot.

Release 3 — day 21, dose 2

2021-01-29

Symptoms: Some costochondritis symptoms and intermittent dry cough for a few hours yesterday. Sometimes feels like sinuses and throat are just slightly swollen for a few hours, and then this resolves. These are odd & very intermittent symptoms.

Release 3 — day 28, dose 2

2021-02-05

Symptoms: Dry cough increased on first day of menstrual period, then went away again. This seems to happen every time I have my period ever since I had probably COVID in March, and it was no worse than the usual monthly symptom increase.

Release 4 — day 35, dose 2

2021-02-12

Symptoms: A bit more fatigued/sleepy, muscle tightness in arms/legs, seems that my restless legs syndrome and jerking of left arm/leg is worse (sometimes in day instead of just night), so my neurologist has increased my pramipexole & switched to Long-acting. cut off by CDC

Release 4 — day 42, dose 2

2021-02-19

Symptoms: I have had some increase in dry cough, dry mouth/throat, occasional dry eye. I periodically feel as if there is swelling & pressure of mucous membranes in nose/sinuses (in distinct episodes of minutes to hours). Had to increase meds for RLS/PLMS.

Healthcare visit (other): I contacted my neurologist about increased RLS/PLMS symptoms. My preamioexole was changed from 0.25 IR to 0.375 XR because I was having restless legs/arms, periodic twitching of left leg & left arm, and some sleepiness interfering with getting work done during the day. I have some improvement of this in past few days after the medication change. My RLS/PLMS tends to be worse when I have a flare up of connective tissue disease, so maybe the increased symptoms was triggered by inflammation. I will also have a virtual visit with the neurologist next week.

Release 7 — 3 months, dose 2

2021-04-09

Symptoms: Restless legs/periodic limb movements of sleep worsened, long COVID dry cough and rare chest tightness increased. Very intermittent mild dry cough has been daily for about the past 6-8 weeks.

Healthcare visit (other): Saw neurologist through telehealth. Increased pramipexole for RLS/PLMS. Also added fluvoxamine, famotidine, cetirizine for long COVID exacerbation (cough/chest symptoms).

Release 9 — 6 months, dose 2

2021-07-09

Symptoms: Apr 19 stopped fluvoxamine (had helped treat long COVID cough/chest symptoms). Apr 29 had sudden fatigue,sleepiness, limb myoclonus, tinnitus-palatal myoclonus. May 6-11 took methylprednisolone taper (helped with above). Now: burning paresthesias.

Healthcare visit (other): Saw both rheumatologist and neurologist in clinic. Treated with steroid taper, had some labs done.

Release 10 — 12 months, dose 2

2022-01-11

Symptoms: Some episodes of daytime sleepiness & myoclonus, neurologist prescribed modafinil to help with sleepiness, and acute COVID with symptoms starting 12/25/21, positive PCR test on 1/7/22 (took fluvoxamine, cyproheptadine, lactoferrin, fluticasone inh) cut off by CDC

Healthcare visit (other): Drive-through COVID testing, other labs at earlier time.

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	Cough	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	COVID-19	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Inflammation	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Medical counselling	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Muscle twitching	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Office visit	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Pre-existing disease	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Respiratory disorder	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Restless arm syndrome	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	Restless legs syndrome	✓	✓	✓
HCVO	SARS-CoV-2 test	·	·	✓
HCVO	Somnolence	✓	✓	✓
SD	Burning sensation	✓	✓	✓
SD	Chest discomfort	✓	✓	✓
SD	Condition aggravated	✓	✓	✓
SD	Costochondritis	✓	✓	✓
SD	Cough	✓	✓	✓
SD	COVID-19	·	·	✓
SD	Dry eye	✓	✓	✓
SD	Dry mouth	✓	✓	✓
SD	Dry throat	✓	✓	✓
SD	Dyskinesia	✓	✓	✓
SD	Fatigue	✓	✓	✓
SD	Muscle tightness	✓	✓	✓
SD	Myoclonus	✓	✓	✓
SD	Office visit	·	·	✓
SD	Paranasal sinus discomfort	✓	✓	✓
SD	Pharyngeal swelling	✓	✓	✓
SD	Pre-existing disease	✓	✓	✓
SD	Restless legs syndrome	✓	✓	✓
SD	SARS-CoV-2 test positive	·	·	✓
SD	Self-medication	○	○	○
SD	Somnolence	✓	✓	✓
SD	Swelling	✓	✓	✓
SD	Tinnitus	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Burning sensation	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Costochondritis	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Cough	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Erythema	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Eye irritation	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Fatigue	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Gastrooesophageal reflux disease	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Inflammation	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Injection site erythema	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Muscle twitching	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Musculoskeletal chest pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Nasal congestion	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Paraesthesia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pharyngeal swelling	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pre-existing disease	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pruritus	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Rash	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Respiratory rate increased	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Somnolence	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Tinnitus	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Vasculitic rash	✓	✓	✓

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