Source: VAERS.HHS.GOV
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COVID 19 Treatment; COVID 19 Treatment; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient. A 65-year-old female patient (not pregnant) received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 05Apr2022 as dose 4 (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 65 years, in right arm for covid-19 immunisation; coviD-19 vaccine (COVID-19 VACCINE), as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown), as dose 2, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) and as dose 3 (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Type 2 diabetes" (unspecified if ongoing); "Hypertension" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: HCTZ; METOPROLOL [METOPROLOL TARTRATE]; LOSARTAN; ASPIRIN LOW; MELATONIN; CRANBERRY; VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN]; MAGNESIUM GLYCINATE. Past drug history included: Compazine, reaction(s): "Known allergies: Compazine"; Lisinopril, reaction(s): "Known allergies: Lisinopril". The following information was reported: COVID-19 (medically significant), outcome "recovering", DRUG INEFFECTIVE (medically significant), outcome "unknown" and all described as "COVID 19 Treatment". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of covid-19, drug ineffective. The lot number for the vaccine, [BNT162B2], was not provided and will be requested during follow up.
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| RECVDATE: | 12 May 2022 |
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| RECOVD: | N |
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| V_ADMINBY: | UNK |
| OTHER_MEDS: | HCTZ; METOPROLOL [METOPROLOL TARTRATE]; LOSARTAN; ASPIRIN LOW; MELATONIN; CRANBERRY; VITAMIN B2 [RIBOFLAVIN]; MAGNESIUM GLYCINATE |
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| HISTORY: | Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Hypertension; Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
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| SPLTTYPE: | USPFIZER INC202200691051 |
| FORM_VERS: | 2 |
| TODAYS_DATE: | 11 May 2022 |
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