Age: 65.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Illness, Investigation, Malaise, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Nausea
Clinical narrative: Nausea; Vomiting; Feeling unwell; severe pain in all my joints, toes, ankles, knees and my arms shoulders fingers; didn't feel good; her fingers were frozen in a half closed position when she woke up in the morning; her body ached like she had arthritis; she couldn't eat and was barely hydrated; Hair loss; she couldn't eat and was barely hydrated; Tiredness/Fatigue extreme; Backache; "I'm so tired I go to sleep at 18:30 in the evening and don't wake up until 09:00 the next morning; sick; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable consumer (patient). A 65-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Lot Number: el9262, Expiration Date: Unknown) via intramuscular route of administration in left deltoid on 29Jan2021 (at the age of 65-year-old) at 13:15 as a single dose and second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Lot Number: unknown, Expiration date: Unknown) via an unspecified route of administration on 23Feb2021 as a single dose, both the doses for COVID-19 immunization. The patient medical history included Irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed 15 years ago (ongoing), ongoing Blood pressure high from an unknown date in 2000, high cholesterol for about 4-5 years or longer, depression (diagnosed in her 30s after a car accident), Type 2 diabetes mellitus (she couldn't take the diabetes medicine. She said she tried all different medicines for her diabetes. She said her current doctor had been treating her Type 2 Diabetes for almost 4 years now), post-traumatic stress, she was bedridden for 2 weeks on an unknown date in feb2021 (only able to get up to go to the bathroom), it was hard for her to cook, wash clothes, and do anything on an unknown date in Feb2021. The patient underwent stress tests, and all was good right now. The patient did not receive any additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer Suspect was none. The concomitant medication was not reported. The patient previously took historical vaccine, flu vaccine on an unknown date for immunisation and felt bad for 3-4 days. It was reported that after first dose patient has been so sick. The patient experienced back pain on 29Jan2021. She reports that starting the next day that was on 30Jan2021, she has experienced severe fatigue extreme and tiredness. She reports that her symptoms while a little better she is still tired all of the time. She reports "I'm so tired I go to sleep at 18:30 in the evening and don't wake up until 09:00 the next morning on an unknown date in Jan2021. Caller also reports, my joints are in severe pain in all my joints, toes, ankles, knees and my arms shoulders fingers on an unknown date in Feb2021. My fingers are closed, and I can't straighten them out when I wake up". The patient put ice on her back and took pain pills and stuff. It was reported that patient had undergone back tests and result was not reported. The patient reported that she took she took Norco, or Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen 10mg/325mg. said her Norco 10mg/325mg prescription was for 1 Norco 10mg/325mg tablet every 6 hours, as needed, for pain. She said she normally would take 1 Norco 10mg/325mg tablet during the day, and another Norco 10mg/325mg tablet at bedtime. She said after her first COVID-19 Vaccine dose, she had been taking a Norco 10mg/325mg tablet every 6 hours. She said she also took a muscle relaxer, Tizanidine 4mg tablet. She said she took 1 Tizanidine 4mg tablet with the Norco 10mg/325mg tablet, three times a day. She said her backache felt like a belt across her lower back. She said when she has a backache, she gets off her feet, and puts her legs up on a pillow to take pressure off of her back. She said she rested, as well, but tried to do stuff around her house. She said she did have some tests on her back, and she had a fractured facet in her lower spine around the L1 vertebrae. She said she had to have some more tests done on her back. She said the backache she experienced after getting her COVID-19 Vaccine was not normal backache pain. It was Reported about 5-6 days after getting her first COVID-19 Vaccine, that was on an unknown date in Feb2021, her hair started falling out and the severity was explained by patient as "If I roll it up in a clump it's the size of a golf ball". She clarified she would brush her hair and would end up having hair everywhere (in her brush, on the counter, and floor). She said the day after she first noticed her hair falling out, she had even more hair fall out than normal. She said she was worried about her hair falling out and took Biotin and vitamins. She said after she got her second COVID-19 Vaccine on 23Feb2021, her hair loss was really bad. The patient took 1 vitamin Extra Strength Biotin 5000mcg Hair, Skin, and Nails Support (UPC Number: 2791700026, Lot Number: WA01802798, Expiration Date: Dec2021). She stated she also took 2 Vitamin C 282mg Gummies (UPC Number: 2791702071, Lot Number: WAO1887038, Expiration Date: Jan2022) a day. She said the product label said to take 3  Vitamin C 282mg Gummies. She stated she also takes 2 Calcium (UPC Number: 2791701951, Lot Number: YY01548358, Expiration Date: Jun2022) 500mg per day. Reported she was taking a multivitamin with Biotin and antioxidants every day. She said her doctor knew she was taking more than one vitamin and supplement and told her to watch out because she may be taking more than what was recommended. She said she stopped taking the multivitamin and now takes a regular vitamin. She said she also takes D3. Reported she was still tired. She clarified after she got her first COVID-19 Vaccine, she had felt tired for a few days with her back bothering her. She said she would get up and take her pain medicine, go to the bathroom, and get something to drink and go back to bed. She said she had felt a little better but wanted to take a nap every day. She said after she got her second COVID-19 Vaccine shot her tiredness was worse. Reported after she received her second COVID-19 Vaccine on 23Feb2021, she didn't feel good. She clarified when she got home from her second COVID-19 Vaccine she was tired and went to bed. She said the next morning she was tired, and then the next day she was really tired. She said the following day got so bad, she was in bed for 2 weeks. She said she only got out of bed to go to the bathroom and get something to drink and a few crackers to nibble on. She said her fatigue improved a little last week, but she had to take a nap after anytime she went to do something. She said she had gone to her doctor yesterday and was exhausted when she got home. She said she didn't eat anything when she got home from her doctor appointment and went straight to bed. She said she was exhausted from just going to a doctor's appointment. Reported every joint in her body ached like she had arthritis. She said her toes, ankles, knees, fingers, and arms ached. She said she still has the joint pain happening. She said her fingers were frozen in a half-closed position when she woke up in the morning. She said she had to work to open her fingers up. She said her fingers were sore, and she had to massage her fingers to get her fingers to "unstick." Reported when she was at her doctor appointment yesterday, she asked her doctor for a Prednisone prescription for her joint pain. She said her doctor gave her a 6day prescription of Prednisone 50mg tablets. She said she was dispensed 6 Prednisone 50mg tablets and was to take 1 Prednisone 50mg tablet a day for 6 days. Reported she had severe nausea and vomiting on 25Feb2021 and clarified that the nausea and vomiting lasted 2 weeks. She said she took Phenergan and Zofran around the clock. She said she couldn't eat and was barely hydrated. Zofran 4mg tablet (NDC Number: 65862-187-30, Lot Number: OND420010-A, Expiration Date: Jun2024), as needed, three times a day. She said the Zofran was dispensed in a white manufacturer's bottle. Reported she needed to have some regular blood work done. The seriousness of the events Backache, Tiredness/Fatigue extreme, Hair loss, Feeling unwell, Joint pain, Nausea and Vomiting were reported as serious (medically significant) by the reporter. The final outcome of the events Backache, Tiredness/Fatigue extreme, Hair loss was not recovered; Feeling unwell, severe pain in all my joints, toes, ankles, knees and my arms shoulders fingers, Nausea, Vomiting was recovering; didn't feel good, her fingers were frozen in a half-closed position when she woke up in the morning, her body ached like she had arthritis, she couldn't eat and was barely hydrated, sick and "I'm so tired I go to sleep at 18:30 in the evening and don't wake up until 09:00 the next morning was unknown.  Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.; Sender's Comments: Based on the current available information and the plausible drug-event temporal association, a possible contributory role of the suspect product to the development of reported events cannot be totally excluded. The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to regulatory authorities, Ethics Committees, and Investigators, as appropriate.