Age: 63.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Headache, Hypoaesthesia
Clinical narrative: Numb feeling from head all the way to nose; Headache; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 63-year-old female patient received the first dose BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection, lot number: EL1283), via an unspecified route of administration, injection in upper left arm, on 20Jan2021 at 10:45 at single dose for COVID-19 immunization; administered in a clinic, like the county clinic. The patient's medical history included ongoing over weight (stated she is 100 pounds over weight), ongoing slight heart disease, ongoing thyroid issue, ongoing blood pressure, and feeling like claustrophobic with the mask. The patient previously received swine flu shot in 1976 and experienced odd headache, and received flu shot two months ago (Nov2020). She mentioned that in 1976 she was in the military and had the Swine Flu Shot. The president made it mandatory they get it because they were afraid there was going to be an attack and they all had to get this vaccine. After getting this vaccine she had an odd headache. She also had a headache after getting the COVID 19 Vaccine, but it was not as bad. She had a little headache with the numbness after she got the COVID 19 Vaccine. While in the military when she got the Swine Flu shot they administered it with an air gun. She does not have any details to provide a lot/exp/NDC. They were just hurrying up to administer because afraid of possible biologic attack. She mentioned a lot of people have had bad reactions to the swine flu shot, but no additional details provided. Concomitant medication included metoprolol and ongoing lisinopril; both for blood pressure. There were no additional vaccines administered on same date of BNT162B2, and there were no prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. The patient experienced numb feeling from head all the way to nose on 20Jan2021 10:46, and headache on 20Jan2021. The patient called to report minor adverse reactions that occurred after getting the vaccine. She did not want her HCP contacted because she wants to ensure she gets the second shot. She clarified the reaction was odd. She had her face mask on when she got the shot. Normally she has the feeling like claustrophobic with the mask on which also occurred after she got the shot. After she got the vaccine, she also started to feel numb from her head all the way to her nose. It lasted 45 minutes. She started to feel this numb feeling 1 minute after getting the vaccine. She could tell something was not right. She thought at first it was the face mask, but after she took the mask off after waiting the 15 minutes under observation, she still had the numb feeling as it had not gone away yet. She could touch her face and could feel the numb feeling. The numb feeling was like getting a tooth filled, not that bad, but something like that. The outcome of the event numb feeling from head all the way to nose was recovered on 20Jan2021 at 11:31, and the outcome of the event headache was unknown. She mentioned she has some friends who have passed away from COVID and who were hospitalized from COVID. That is why she is so grateful for the vaccine and putting it out there.