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3 vaccinations 11 coded responses 33 check-ins 11 free-text entries 10 call cases

Sex: Female
Age at first dose: 36-40
ZIP prefix: 495 / MI
Registered: 2020-12-18

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

2020-12-18
Registered in v-safe
2020-12-18
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2020-12-18
Health check-in — day 0, dose 1
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2020-12-19
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Poor · Site: Pain · Fever · Headache, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea, Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: My hands were swollen and itchy for a better part of the day.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-19
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2020-12-20
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Chills, Headache, Fatigue or tiredness, Nausea · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Sweeping and itching in both hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-20
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2020-12-21
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Swelling and itching on hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-21
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2020-12-22
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Itchy, swollen hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-22
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2020-12-23
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Continued hand itching and swelling

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-23
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2020-12-24
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site

Free text: Itchy hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2020-12-25
Health check-in — day 7, dose 1
Feeling: Good · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site

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

Adult check-in
2021-01-08
Health check-in — day 21, dose 1
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-01-09
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-01-09
Health check-in — day 0, dose 2
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-01-10
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Feeling: Good · Site: Pain · None

Adult check-in
2021-01-11
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain · Fever · Joint pains, Muscle or body aches, Nausea

Adult check-in
2021-01-12
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Itchy swollen hands and fingers

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)
2021-01-14
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Swelling and itching of both hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-14
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2021-01-15
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Outpatient clinic or urgent care clinic visit

Free text: Itching and swelling of hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-15
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 2
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-01-16
Survey response — day 7, dose 2
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus — Feeling: Fair · Site: Pain · Muscle or body aches, Fatigue or tiredness, Rash, not including the immediate area around the injection site · Be unable to do your normal daily activities

Free text: Itching and swelling of hands

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-16
Report sent to call center — day 7, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities

1 call case(s)
2021-01-23
Survey response — day 14, dose 2
MedDRA: Peripheral swelling, Pruritus, Skin exfoliation, Skin fissures, Wound — Feeling: Fair · 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: The skin on my hands is now peeling off, leaving open wounds. My hands had been swollen and itchy for a while after the vaccination, and now the skin seems to be cracking and peeling in thick layers

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-01-23
Report sent to call center — day 14, dose 2
Be unable to do your normal daily activities · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-01-30
Health check-in — day 21, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-02-06
Health check-in — day 28, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-02-13
Health check-in — day 35, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-03-10
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2021-04-10
Health check-in — 3 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-06-07
Call 1 — Left Voicemail
2021-07-10
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-09-25
Dose 3 — Pfizer-BioNTech
Co-administered: Flu
2021-09-30
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-10-01
Health check-in — days 1–6 daily, dose 3
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-10-02
Health check-in — day 7, dose 3
Feeling: Good · None

Adult check-in
2021-10-09
Health check-in — day 14, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-10-18
Health check-in — day 21, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-10-23
Health check-in — day 28, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-10-30
Health check-in — day 35, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-11-06
Health check-in — day 42, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-03-29
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-09-27
Health check-in — 12 months, dose 3
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2020-12-18	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-01-09	Pfizer-BioNTech
3	2021-09-25	Pfizer-BioNTech	Flu

Call center

10 call center cases

10 unsuccessful

1 wait over 3 months for a first call

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Free text

Release 1 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2020-12-19

Systemic reaction (other): My hands were swollen and itchy for a better part of the day.

2020-12-20

Systemic reaction (other): Sweeping and itching in both hands

2020-12-21

Systemic reaction (other): Swelling and itching on hands

2020-12-22

Systemic reaction (other): Itchy, swollen hands

2020-12-23

Systemic reaction (other): Continued hand itching and swelling

2020-12-24

Systemic reaction (other): Itchy hands

Release 1 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-01-12

Systemic reaction (other): Itchy swollen hands and fingers

Release 2 — days 1–6 daily, dose 2

2021-01-14

Systemic reaction (other): Swelling and itching of both hands

2021-01-15

Systemic reaction (other): Itching and swelling of hands

Release 2 — day 7, dose 2

2021-01-16

Systemic reaction (other): Itching and swelling of hands

Release 2 — day 14, dose 2

2021-01-23

Symptoms: The skin on my hands is now peeling off, leaving open wounds. My hands had been swollen and itchy for a while after the vaccination, and now the skin seems to be cracking and peeling in thick layers

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
SD	Peripheral swelling	✓	✓	✓
SD	Pruritus	✓	✓	✓
SD	Skin exfoliation	✓	✓	✓
SD	Skin fissures	✓	✓	✓
SD	Wound	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Peripheral swelling	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pruritus	✓	✓	✓

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