Age: 68.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Fatigue, Limb discomfort, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Myalgia
Clinical narrative: stiffness in shoulder and arm/stiffness; fatigue; muscle pain; soreness in shoulder and arm; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 68-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 31Mar2022 as dose 4 (booster), single (Lot number: FL3197, Expiration Date: 30Jun2022) at the age of 68 years, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Hernia" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Hernia Was in his belly; "prostate" (unspecified if ongoing); "Blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing); "thyroid" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: TAMSULOSIN HCL taken for prostate ablation; LISINOPRIL taken for blood pressure abnormal; LEVOTHYROXINE taken for thyroid disorder; FINASTERIDE taken for prostate ablation. Vaccination history included: covid-19 vaccine (First Dose: 24Feb2021 Pfizer LOT: EM9810 Caller states it does not say lot number but has the number listed next to it. NDC: unknown EXP: 30Jun2021), administration date: 24Feb2021, when the patient was 68-year-old, for Covid-19 immunization; covid-19 vaccine (Second Dose: 17Mar2021 LOT: EN6208 EXP: 30Jun2021 NDC: Unknown It was 2 weeks later. 11:40AM), administration date: 17Mar2021, when the patient was 68-year-old, for Covid-19 immunization; BNT162b2 (First Booster: 29Sep2021 Pfizer LOT: FF2589 EXP: Unknown NDC: unknown), administration date: 29Sep2021, when the patient was 68-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "stiffness in shoulder and arm/stiffness"; FATIGUE (non-serious), outcome "unknown"; MYALGIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "muscle pain"; LIMB DISCOMFORT (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "soreness in shoulder and arm".  Additional information: Caller said he had no trouble from his first 3 doses of Pfizer covid vaccine, but with this 2nd booster dose, caller said he is experiencing a persistent stiffness in shoulder and arm. Caller wants to know if this side effect is associated with the booster and that others reported of having this as well. Caller is asking, if for his future boosters, could the vaccine be administered in his right arm instead of the left arm. Call is regarding the Pfizer Covid-19 second booster. He had the 2 regular shots and the first and second booster. He had no trouble at all with the first 3 shots. The second booster, the last shot, he had 1Apr2022 and has had a lot of stiffness and soreness in his shoulder and arm. It has persisted until now. He is calling to see if that happens. Reporter details: Email: Does not have email to provide Primary / Prescribing Healthcare Professional Info: Address, telephone, email: Unknown Event Details: Stiffness: It occurred probably within 2 weeks of the last shot which was around 1Arp2022. Caller then states it was actually 31Mar2022 that he got the last shot, the second booster and not 1Apr2022 as previously stated. Does not know exactly when he noticed it. It was within 2 weeks of the shot. Had surgery on 20May2022 and when he was going into surgery, he was aware of them. Outcome: Was really a weird thing that was couple of times, he thought. Thought he was coming out of it persisted and he thought he was coming out of it. It is a hard thing to describe. It progressed from stiffness to soreness and has been a really weird thing. He sleeps on his side and when he had surgery, he had to sleep on that sore shoulder all the time. It was hernia surgery and he couldn't sleep o the right side. Clarified that it was his left arm, that had the stiffness and soreness in the shoulder. His left side has taken a beating. Soreness in shoulder and arm: He states that when they test the arm and stuff and when he has a check up, they have to put out his arms to see how much he can lift with his arm. They put their arm on his arm arm and when he puts his arm straight, that is where he really feels it, when his arms are straight out and he is trying to push his arm up. It is like trying to lift something with his arm. When his arm is straight out, he can really feel it. He is doing it right now and he can't do it. It is just not right. Treatment: None Suspect products Covid-19 vaccine: First Dose: 24Feb2021 Pfizer LOT: EM9810 Caller states it does not say lot number but has the number listed next to it. NDC: unknown EXP: 30Jun2021 Second Dose: 17Mar2021 LOT: EN6208 EXP: 30Jun2021 NDC: Unknown It was 2 weeks later. 11:40AM First Booster: 29Sep2021 Pfizer LOT: FF2589 EXP: Unknown NDC: unknown Second booster: 31Mar2022 LOT: FL3197 EXP: 30Jun2022 NDC: unknown Indication: Trying to stay on top of it and stay immunized as he can vaccine supplemental form 1. patient details: patient last name; first name: withheld. Additional information: Call is regarding the Pfizer Covid-19 second booster. He had the 2 regular shots and the first and second booster. He had no trouble at all with the first 3 shots. The second booster, the last shot, he had 1Apr2022 and has had a lot of stiffness and soreness in his shoulder and arm. It has persisted until now. He is calling to see if that happens. Reporter details: Email: Does not have email to provide Primary / Prescribing Healthcare Professional Info: Address, telephone, email: Unknown Event Details: Stiffness: It occurred probably within 2 weeks of the last shot which was around 1Arp2022. Caller then states it was actually 31Mar2022 that he got the last shot, the second booster and not 1Apr2022 as previously stated. Does not know exactly when he noticed it. It was within 2 weeks of the shot. Had surgery on 20May2022 and when he was going into surgery, he was aware of them. Outcome: Was really a weird thing that was couple of times, he thought. Thought he was coming out of it persisted and he thought he was coming out of it. It is a hard thing to describe. It progressed from stiffness to soreness and has been a really weird thing. He sleeps on his side and when he had surgery, he had to sleep on that sore shoulder all the time. It was hernia surgery and he couldn't sleep o the right side. Clarified that it was his left arm, that had the stiffness and soreness in the shoulder. His left side has taken a beating. Soreness in shoulder and arm: He states that when they test the arm and stuff and when he has a check up, they have to put out his arms to see how much he can lift with his arm. They put their arm on his arm arm and when he puts his arm straight, that is where he really feels it, when his arms are straight out and he is trying to push his arm up. It is like trying to lift something with his arm. When his arm is straight out, he can really feel it. He is doing it right now and he can't do it. It is just not right. Treatment: None Suspect products Covid-19 vaccine: First Dose: 24Feb2021 Pfizer LOT: EM9810 Caller states it does not say lot number but has the number listed next to it. NDC: unknown EXP: 30Jun2021 Second Dose: 17Mar2021 LOT: EN6208 EXP: 30Jun2021 NDC: Unknown It was 2 weeks later. 11:40AM First Booster: 29Sep2021 Pfizer LOT: FF2589 EXP: Unknown NDC: unknown Second booster: 31Mar2022 LOT: FL3197 EXP: 30Jun2022 NDC: unknown Indication: Trying to stay on top of it and stay immunized as he can vaccine supplemental form 1. patient details: patient last name; first name: withheld. Caller states it does not say lot number but has the number listed next to it. NDC: unknown EXP: 30Jun2021 Second Dose: 17Mar2021 LOT: EN6208 EXP: 30Jun2021 NDC: Unknown It was 2 weeks later. 11:40AM First Booster: 29Sep2021 Pfizer LOT: FF2589 EXP: Unknown NDC: unknown 6. Additional Vaccines Administered on Same Date of the Pfizer Suspect: No 7. The adverse event required any visit to emergency room not provided 9. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) If applicable, list any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine(s): Possibly the flu vaccine. Believes it would be the only one. He takes other vaccines before this fall and the flu vaccine was the only one before Covid. It very well may have been within 4 weeks. Maybe a little soreness but, nothing like this. Clarified that the caller was referring to just in general, not to any specific vaccines. It may have been the pneumonia vaccine or something. He has gotten all kinds of vaccines. NDC, LOT, EXP Pneumonia vaccine. Maybe a little soreness but, nothing like this. Clarified that the caller was referring to just in general, not to any specific vaccines. It may have been the pneumonia vaccine or something. He has gotten all kinds of vaccines. NDC, LOT, EXP Pneumonia vaccine. Medicinal Product Name as Reported by the Primary Source for Other medicines Tamsulosin HCL: Has been taking 2 or 3 years. Lost track of everything before epidemic. Has probably been 3 or 4 years for both Tamsulosin and Finasteride. Additional Information for Other medicines Lisinopril: has been taking for years. Additional information on drug: Additional Information for Other medicines Levothyroxine: Has been taking more years than the Lisinopril, has been a long time.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.