Age: 47.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Rhinorrhoea, SARS-CoV-1 test
Clinical narrative: Sensation on tongue changed; Runny nose; Loss of taste; Loss of smell; Metallic taste; Bed ridden; Body aches, from the hip up; Crushing fatigue; Uncomfortably dry nose; Elevated fever; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 47-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Solution for injection, Lot number: ER8737, Expiration Date: 31Jul2021) via an unspecified route of administration on 06Apr2021 (age at vaccination 47 years) as DOSE 2, SINGLE for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The patient previously took PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Lot number: EN6208, Expiration Date: 30Jun2021) via an unspecified route of administration administered in left shoulder on 16Mar2021 (age at vaccination 47 years) as DOSE 1, SINGLE for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Patient had not received any other vaccine within 4 weeks. She gets a Flu shot every year. The patient reported that she wanted to report her unusual side effects. She also happened to have some of difficult side effects that were already known by Pfizer such as really high fever, aches, etc but once they passed, she lost her taste and smell which she never loses on 08Apr2021. She also reported that her doctor ordered her a COVID test to make sure she was not having COVID in addition to her vaccine, and the test came back negative. She didn't think she had COVID anyways because they stay so isolated. Her family stays very, very respectful of what that virus can do and how quickly it could spread so she knew it was not COVID. The patient knew some people report a metallic taste after the Pfizer vaccine. She knows that was not very common, but there have been reports of that, but for her, she did have some slightly metallic taste on 09Apr2021 but that was followed very quickly by four days of loss of smell and taste. On an unspecified date the sensation on her tongue changed. For example, tender chicken breasts felt like cardboard. She knows it's not life threatening or anything, but the loss of smell and taste is something that should be reported. The patient also had bedridden from that night until thursday mid-morning with a 101.5 fever. She clarifies Wednesday, 07Apr2021 and Thursday, 08Apr2021, she was bedridden. Her temperature remained at 101.5 for most of 07Apr2021, and then on Thursday, 08Apr2021, she had an elevated temperature of 99 and then her temperature was normal by the end of the day. On 08Apr2021, she noticed her sense of taste and fading. On Friday, her sense of taste and smell had faded more. On Saturday, her sense of taste and smell was almost completely gone. She tested it with tons of raw garlic, salt, chili, paprika. It's still not completely back today. It's like having a cold. However, because they were so isolated, she knows it was not a cold. She never had a runny nose, but she had one on 09Apr2021. She confirms it was still ongoing. She clarifies prior to the runny nose; she had an uncomfortably dry nose for no apparent reason on 08Apr2021. She explained the dry nose occurred on 07Apr2021 and 08Apr2021. She made sure she was super well hydrated with water and electrolytes. Then, the runny nose started on the 09Apr2021 which is still with her. The patient had body aches from the hip up, like in her torso on 07Apr2021. She was still having body aches, but it was fading every day. The crushing fatigue fades everyday but by 3:00PM, it was not normal mom fatigue, it's quite dramatic on 07Apr2021. She knows these symptoms were how some people describe COVID. The patient underwent lab test which included body temperature: 101.5 on 07Apr2021, body temperature: 99 on 08Apr2021 and, sars-cov-1 test: negative on 12Apr2021. Outcome of events uncomfortably dry nose, elevated fever, metallic taste and bed ridden recovered on 08apr2021; body aches, from the hip up, fatigue, loss of taste and loss of smell were recovering; runny nose was not recovered and sensation on tongue changed was unknown.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.