Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Asthenia, Back pain, Blood test, Body temperature
Clinical narrative: ran a fever of 101 degrees; lots of chills; sweating; dizziness; she was not quite herself; aching in her shoulder, into her back; aching in her shoulder, into her back; weak and unable to function; weak and unable to function; Fatigue; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 73-year-old female patient received the first dose of bnt162b2 (BNT162B2, lot number and expiry date were not reported), intramuscular on 16Jan2021 1:45 PM at a single dose on the left shoulder, right at the very top for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included ongoing lupus since 1999. Concomitant medications reported were none. The patient experienced aching in her shoulder, into her back, dizziness, she was not quite herself on 16Jan2021; she ran a fever of 101 degrees, had lots of chills and sweating on 18Jan2021; she became weak and unable to function, and tired on an unspecified date in Jan2021. The patient stated she got the first dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine and had some side effects. She received the first COVID-19 vaccine on 16Jan2021. She had some aching in her shoulder and stuff on 16Jan2021. For 2 days, she was weak and unable to function. She ran a fever of 101 degrees on 18Jan2021 and was sweating head to toe. At the time of report, she currently had no fever, but was feeling very fatigued. She stated she is trying to make her next appointment, but she can't pull up the paperwork. She wants to know what to do about the side effects. Her next appointment on 13Feb2021. Her shoulder hurt an hour after she received the vaccine on 16Jan2021. That night and the next day, the whole shoulder even into her back started hurting. Like when she rolled over and laid down, she would say "ohhh, I can't lay that way". This lasted for a couple of days. Her shoulder is still tender, but it is much better. She can lift it up, move it around and it's not causing her any difficulty. She stated she became weak. The first night after receiving the vaccine in the middle of the night, she kind of had like a dizziness, she was not quite herself. She thought it was just part of the vaccine. The next day, she couldn't do anything. She was down for 2 days after that. On the 17Jan2021 and 18Jan2021, she was feeling really happy. On 18Jan2021, she started to have a fever. She had a fever that night and part of the next day. She had lots of chills. The fever and chills have seemed to go away. She just feels really fatigued after. She woke up twice and her whole body was soaked. She states that is all gone now. She has had no fever. She had a very good night last night. She stated her aches and pains were at a minimal. She stated she is 73 years old, so she is going to have aches and pains as it is. At the time of the report, all she has is fatigue. She added that the fatigue isn't coming from her, it's from the vaccine. She was very active usually. But at the time of the call, she would get up to do a little and then she would have to sit back down. She was very tired. She was feeling weak and out of pocket. She was so tired. She didn't want to do anything. She stated she must find someone who can print her new paperwork. She plans to call her doctor and see what he thinks about her receiving the second shot. She feels she really needs to get the second shot. During the report, she made the comment "I'm sorry, I'm choking on my cough". The patient underwent COVID-19 test on 14Jan2021 with result of negative. She also underwent blood test on an unspecified date with unknown results. The reported adverse events did not require a visit to the physician office or emergency room. Outcome of the event fatigue was not recovered, while outcome of the other events was recovered on an unspecified date in Jan2021.   Information on the Lot/Batch number has been requested.