Age: 67.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Body temperature, Chills, Headache, Pain
Clinical narrative: Headache; fever 100.6; chills; ache all over; joints hurt; where they stuck it hurts unbelievably/ pain at the injection site; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient himself) via a medical information team. A 67-year-old male patient received second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: EL8982), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 27Jan2021 at 08:00 (at the age of 67-year-old) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history included blood pressure. Concomitant medication included ongoing lisinopril, orally at 20 mg, once a day (taking for 10 years, take once daily by mouth) for blood pressure. Family medical history was none. The patient did not receive prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. The patient did not have history of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect. The patient did not administer additional vaccines on same date of the Pfizer suspect. The patient previously received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: EL3246) on 06Jan2021 at 09:45 AM (at the age of 67-year-old) as a single dose in left arm for COVID-19 immunisation and influenza vaccine (FLU) for flu vaccine and experienced flu. Caller stated that about 30 years ago, he got the flu vaccine (specific name or manufacturer unknown) twice and then got the flu. It was reported that, caller's wife wanted to know if he could have gotten COVID from the vaccine and if it might also be contagious to her. Caller wanted to know if fever, chills, aches, and headache are side effects of the vaccine and if so, how long they might last. He has had the second in series of the COVID vaccine. Consumer calling to report he got the second shot of the vaccine. Adds he felt perfect after the first dose but last night, on 27Jan2021 at 22:00, he started to get chills, ache all over, and his joints hurt until about 04:00 AM when it seemed to get better. Then today at around noon it hit him again with chills, aches, headache, and fever of 100.6. Adds where they stuck him hurts unbelievably on 27Jan2021. He was asking how long would this last. Clarified he received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine on 06Jan2021 at 09:45 AM in the left arm. It was perfect, he didn't have any side effect, not even a pain in the arm. Reports he received the second dose of the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine on 27Jan2021 at 08:00 AM in the left arm. That night at 22:00 he had chills, ache all over, joint pain, and then today he also has a headache and fever and pain at the injection site. Patient enquired how long would this last. Adds he put his vaccine card on a lanyard because he was sure we would have to wear them around our neck. Adds he was laying on the couch, that was how bad he feels. No investigations. The patient did not require a visit to physician or emergency room for any adverse events. The patient underwent lab test and procedure which included body temperature: 100.6 on 28Jan2021. The outcome of the events chills, ache all over, headache, fever 100.6 was not recovered, recovering for the events joints hurt and where they stuck it hurts unbelievably.