Age: 81.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: UNK
Symptoms: Immediate post-injection reaction, Injection site discomfort, Injection site erythema, Injection site pruritus, Local reaction
Clinical narrative: The injection site in the surrounding areas was extremely itchy; Injection site was bright red; Patient arm was a little sore; Patient was still with remaining discomfort/uncomfortable; Patient was used to having soreness after any kind of a vaccine injection; This spontaneous case initially received on 05-Dec-2024, was reported by a health professional and concerns an elderly female patient.  Administration of company suspect drug(s): On 09-Oct-2024, the patient received Fluad (TIV) for Flu Immunization, Dose regimen: 0.5 ml, Route of administration and anatomical location: Not reported, Lot number: Not reported and would be requested upon follow up.  No additional suspect drugs.  Adverse reactions/events and outcomes: On 09-Oct-2024, the patient experienced the injection site in the surrounding areas was extremely itchy (outcome: Not recovered / Not resolved), Injection site was bright red (outcome: Not recovered / Not resolved), Patient arm was a little sore (outcome: Not recovered / Not resolved), Patient was still with remaining discomfort /uncomfortable (outcome: Not recovered / Not resolved), Patient was used to having soreness after any kind of a vaccine injection (outcome: Not recovered / Not resolved).  As per consumers phone call: What happened was, as the vaccine was being injected, Patient's husband says, going to let you know that was a registered nurse, licensed. As patient was being injected, the injection site in the surrounding areas was extremely itchy, like unbelievable. It was like patient never had that feeling as the material was going into patients muscle. It was an incredible itching feeling, not painful, itching. When patient got home, the itchiness stayed, and the area was sore. Patient was used to having soreness after any kind of a vaccine injection. patient didn't think too much of it, and it was red. By the next day, patients upper arm, all around the arm that was in line with the injection site, was bright red and itchy and uncomfortable. And the bright red look stayed for about a week. It didn't disappear. Patient took pictures of it. So, the upper arm, it circled almost around the whole, you know, the circumference of the upper arm, and the red are a was, patient would say, about three inches wide. It looked like patient had a red band around patient's arm, and it was itchy. Over time, it got better, but strangely, if patient touch that site, sometimes patient go, arm was a little sore. If patient touch the site that was injected, that spot, it's sore, and sometimes it still feels slightly itchy. So, now the injection was given on 09-Oct-2024. It was a Wednesday morning. And so, patient was still with remaining discomfort. Not terrible. It doesn't affect my life, but it's there. And patient think that's very odd. It's probably the trivalent, so that may have been quad, patient guess. Patient has nothing. As was saying to the previous lady, patient doctor's office was very disappointing. When patient asked the doctor what shot patient got, he said, don't know. It was only localized. It was not systemic. Patient didn't have any other reaction. Just that awful local reaction. Patient just put some ice on it. There was not too much you could do. Patient thought took a Benadryl.  Fluad (TIV) action taken: Not Applicable Treatment medication: Benadryl and Ice  Reporter's assessment: The reporter considered the event s as non-serious and causality assessment was not reported.; Reporter's Comments: Events were considered as related.