Source: VAERS.HHS.GOV
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Two months after the second Pfizer vaccination, we noticed that our 13-year old daughter developed hair loss, which our dermatologist diagnosed as alopecia areata. And at the same time, our 15-year old daughter developed pityriasis rosea. The family pediatrician diagnosed this, and it cleared within 6 weeks. We thought it was notable that both of our very healthy daughters developed something out of the ordinary two months after the second vaccination. Upon further reading, it appears that there have been numerous reports of both alopecia areata and pityriasis rosea being caused by both Covid-19 and the Covid-19 vaccine. Our family has been very careful, and no one has so far caught Covid-19, and we have all been double vaccinated and boostered (except for our 13-year old daughter, who has been double-vaccinated, but not boostered because we were concerned whether the booster shot would further the alopecia problem). Our 13-year old daughter has been losing large amounts of hair since August (8 months ago), and unfortunately she is continuing to lose hair. Dermatology Center, has treated my daughter for the past 8 months. Our family strongly supports vaccines, though I have to admit that after what my daughter has been through and continues to go through, we are concerned about giving her future does of the vaccine since this seemed to develop shortly after the vaccine. Before this, our daughter was in great health.
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| Name | Dose # | Type | Manufacturer | Lot | Route | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH)) | 2 | COVID19 | PFIZER\BIONTECH | ew0191 | SYR | RA |
| RECVDATE: | 03-09-2022 | RPT_DATE: |
| CAGE_YR: | 13 |
| CAGE_MO: | |
| DIED: | U |
| DATEDIED: | |
| L_THREAT: | U |
| ER_VISIT: | |
| HOSPITAL: | U |
| HOSPDAYS: | |
| X_STAY: | U |
| DISABLE: | U |
| RECOVD: | N |
| LAB_DATA: | |
| V_ADMINBY: | PUB |
| OTHER_MEDS: | |
| CUR_ILL: | |
| HISTORY: | |
| PRIOR_VAX: | |
| SPLTTYPE: | |
| FORM_VERS: | |
| TODAYS_DATE: | 03-09-2022 |
| BIRTH_DEFECT: | U |
| OFC_VISIT: | Y |
| ER_ED_VISIT: | U |
| ALLERGIES: | |
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