Age: 65.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Dizziness, Erythema, Hyperhidrosis, Musculoskeletal discomfort
Clinical narrative: Neck turned pink; Sweating profusely; Prickly feeling on the neck; Sore on the injection site/arm was a little sore; A little bit of effort to swallow; panicking; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via Medical Information Team. A 65-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration administered in left arm on 17Feb2021 (at the age of 65-year-old) (Batch/Lot Number: EN6200) as 1ST DOSE, SINGLE DOSE for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history includes allergy to penicillin so she does not take penicillin. The reaction was years ago and it was a rash all over her body. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Historical vaccine includes flu shot, Dtap and pneumonia; all on an unspecified date for immunisation. The patient reported that her neck turned pink, sweating profusely, prickly feeling on the neck, sore on the injection site but never lasted for so long, and a little bit of effort to swallow. All events started on 18Feb2021. Her doctor advised her to take Benadryl, she took 2 tablets and symptoms were gone. Patient spoke with her internist and allergist about taking the 2nd dose. It was also reported that patient saw her doctor and couldn't really figure out what happened. She believes it was a type of allergic reaction. Her neck on the side, the sides of her neck, turned pink, like she had a sunburn. She was sweating profusely. She had a prickly feeling on the neck. She didn't have Covid symptoms at all, but had a little soreness in her arm from the injection itself. It didn't happen until the next day. The doctor told her to take Benadryl and it subsided. When the Benadryl wore off, the symptoms came back so she took more Benadryl. It was gone now and never came back. She called and wanted to know if Pfizer was doing a clinical trial on people who had a reaction to the first shot. She wanted to know if she should get second shot. Her doctor told her wait until more data was collected before receiving shot number 2. The patient also stated that she has been doing research and according CDC there are 2 types of allergic reactions. One was severe, requiring medical attention. Immediate, that happen within first 4 hours. It didn't happen in the first 4 hours so it wasn't immediate. She called her doctor over the ensuing days. She stated hers wasn't severe enough. She stated she did call and speak to doctor, but she didn't have to go to an emergency room. The shot was at about 11am. The symptoms happened 30 to 36 hours after receiving shot. The patient also stated that she also filed a VAERS report online for people with an allergic reaction to anything. Furthermore, sore arm didn't last much at all. She didn't have the reaction most people have. The only other symptom and she can't tell if it was nerves. But she had to have some effort to swallow, it may have been due to her panicking at that point because of being alone in the house and having reaction. Her reaction occurred on 18Feb2021 and she took Benadryl for two days. She kept taking the Benadryl until symptoms were all gone. By Saturday she felt perfectly fine again and she stopped taking it. Additionally, she stated that sweating was the worst on the 18th. It was like she was running a marathon. She was dripping. Her clothes were sticking to her, she had to change her clothing. She was really sweating. She was wearing camisole under blouse and the camisole was getting drenched so she changed her top and did not have to change top again. She also stated that for prickly feeling on the neck, she was taking Benadryl every 4-6 hours. Her symptoms weren't at full force. She was trying to keep her symptoms down and not let them come back at full force. It was better when taking Benadryl, but didn't fully go away until Saturday. Also, arm was a little sore from injection itself and that didn't last much at all. It didn't stop her from doing any activity. She has delivered two children without having medication so she knows levels of pain. The arm stayed sore for more days than her other symptoms. She had no inflammation. It was not red and there was no bump. She was worried about other things. The patient further clarified Benadryl product name as Diphenhydramine 25 mg, ultra tabs, took two (count size dispensed: 48 tablets). She took it every 4 hours during the day, and every 6 hours at night. She doesn't sleep more than 6 hours. When she woke up, she would take another two tablets. It was working. She does not have lot number to provide. Everything reduced with Benadryl. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of all events. On 20Feb2021, the patient recovered from neck turned pink, sweating profusely, and prickly feeling on the neck; recovered from sore on the injection site on 22Feb2021; while outcomes of a little bit of effort to swallow and panicking were unknown.