Age: 55.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19-2, COVID19
Symptoms: Discomfort, Injection site discomfort, Injection site paraesthesia, Muscle tightness, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: tightness; numbness; discomfort; arm started hurting most immediately; tingling/tingling in neck and cheek; 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 55-year-old female patient received BNT162b2, BNT162b2 omi ba.4-5 (BNT162B2, BNT162B2 OMI BA.4-5), on 17Nov2022 as dose 4 (booster), 0.3 ml single (Lot number: GH6738, Expiration Date: 17Nov2023) at the age of 55 years, in right arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Hyperthyroid" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: METHIMAZOLE taken for thyroid disorder. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (Dose: 2, Route of Administration: Intramuscular), administration date: 15Jul2021, when the patient was 53-year-old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "nerve pain and couldn't move her arm", "1st dose Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: Date Received: Apr2021/2nd dose Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: Date Received: 15Jul2021"; coviD-19 vaccine moderna (Dose: 3, Route of Administration: Intramuscular , Batch/Lot number: unknown), administration date: 01Nov2021, when the patient was 53-year-old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "drug ineffective", "Suspected COVID-19"; Bnt162b2 (Dose: 1, Route of Administration: Intramuscular), administration date: Apr2021, when the patient was 53 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "nerve pain and couldn't move her arm". The following information was reported: LIMB DISCOMFORT (non-serious) with onset 17Nov2022, outcome "unknown", described as "arm started hurting most immediately"; PARAESTHESIA (non-serious) with onset 17Nov2022, outcome "unknown", described as "tingling/tingling in neck and cheek"; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "tightness"; HYPOAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "numbness"; DISCOMFORT (non-serious), outcome "unknown". The events "arm started hurting most immediately", "tingling/tingling in neck and cheek", "tightness", "numbness" and "discomfort" required physician office visit. Additional information: NDC number of Bivalent Booster: 59267-0304-2. The patient just had about 48 minutes ago the Bivalent Booster. She states that her arm started hurting most immediately. States that it felt like the vaccine went from her arm and was crawling up her neck and side of her face. Relays that she is now having tingling, tightness, numbness, strange/odd feeling on the side of her face and neck. She just started experiencing right away and wonders if the person put the booster low enough in her shoulder. She has tingling in her neck and cheek and this is concerning to her. She is moving her face and is moving through her body. She had the vaccine around noon and her dad and her had just left and was ready to leave. She noticed in the car and noticed right at stop sign, that she had a funny feeling in her neck and face. Her cheek felt tightness and discomfort. She doesn't know if this is the chemical moving through her body. The tingling heat and nerve sensation today is in her right arm. She got COVID in Jan and states she presumes this wouldn't have happened had she got the Pfizer booster instead of the Moderna.She went to lie down since she was told if she had tingling or numbness to lie down. This is such a bizarre feeling. Treatment: She is trying to stay warm to help move the medication through quickly.