Age: 72.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Dizziness, Flushing, Swelling face
Clinical narrative: lightheaded; face started feeling flush, like it was swollen; face started feeling flush, like it was swollen; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 72 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 20Sep2021 08:20 (Lot number: FC3184) at the age of 72 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "knee replacement surgery", start date: 2021 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Additional Information for Other Conditions: 6 months ago; "circulation problems" (ongoing), notes: Has some circulation problems right now. She has her first appointment Friday with a pulmonary doctor. States she had this prior to having the vaccine; "bronchitis", start date: Sep2021 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: She had bronchitis 2 weeks ago and had just got done with the medication last Thursday. , She was on steroids and antibiotics and had just got off them Thursday. She had bronchitis.; "allergic to all kinds of antibiotics" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: DOXYCYCLINE taken for bronchitis, stop date: 16Sep2021; METHYLPREDNISOLONE taken for bronchitis, start date: 15Sep2021, stop date: 20Sep2021. Past drug history included: Pneumonia shot for Immunization, reaction(s): "her arm swelled up real bad", notes: She hadn't had another vaccine. The only one was the pneumonia shot, 15 years ago. , She had one a couple of years ago and her arm swelled up real bad. Her primary doctor told her not to take the pneumonia or the flu shot, period. , NDC, LOT, EXP, for pneumonia vaccine unknown. The following information was reported: DIZZINESS (non-serious) with onset 20Sep2021 09:05, outcome "recovered" (20Sep2021), described as "lightheaded"; FLUSHING (non-serious), SWELLING FACE (non-serious) all with onset 20Sep2021 09:05, outcome "recovered" (20Sep2021) and all described as "face started feeling flush, like it was swollen". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of dizziness, flushing, swelling face.  Additional information: After she got the shot, cause she was allergic to all kinds of antibiotics, she stayed in the office 20 minutes. On her 10 minute drive home, she noticed as soon as she pulled up in the drive way that her faced started feeling flush, like it was swollen. She kept looking in the mirror to see if it was swollen. She was also light headed. She called the pharmacy and they told her to call her primary doctor and he told her to stay on fluids and take Benadryl and Tylenol. She did that and about 4 or 5 hours later, she started feeling half way decent. She had bronchitis 2 weeks ago and had just got done with the medication last Thursday. She had the shot yesterday. After she took the Benadryl and Tylenol and drank fluids all day long, about 3:00 pm or 4:00 pm yesterday afternoon, it started clearing up. Clarified that she was not experiencing the face feeling flush, swollen and light headedness anymore.She was on steroids and antibiotics and had just got off them Thursday. She had bronchitis. She wanted to get the shot 2 weeks ago but, she when she walked in the walk in clinic, they said she couldn't get the shot then. She finished the steroids last Monday and finished the antibiotics last Thursday. Vaccination Facility Type: Medical center where she works.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.