Age: 75.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Malaise, Nausea, Pain, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: Nausea; Not feeling well; Dizziness/has been dizzy; Severe pain in her joints (fingers, wrist)/it attacked all of her joints in her fingers, arms, knees, up in her shoulders, elbows and her wrists/this pain is like in the wrist and her arm; She couldn't pick up her coffee and couldn't pout milk in her cup; Had no energy; She couldn't sleep; It hurt extremely bad to where she had cried at night/extreme pain; numbness and swelling in her hands and fingers; numbness and swelling in her hands and fingers; this pain is like in the wrist and her arm; This is spontaneous report received from a contactable consumer (patient). A 75-year-old female patient received second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection), via an unspecified route of administration in arm right on 02Apr2021 as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Patient previously took BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: EN6208), via an unspecified route of administration on 03Mar2021 as a 1st dose, single dose for COVID-19 immunization. Age at vaccination was 75 years. It was reported that, the patient received both of her COVID vaccines here as well. They had a drive thru thing. The caller stated that, she was just in the middle of reporting and the call disconnected when she was providing the spelling of her name. She wanted to report an adverse event. Her doctor stated that, she should call herself for her severe reaction to the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Her 2nd dose was on 02APR2021 and she ended up at. Enquired, the caller had the second dose of the vaccine on 02Apr2021 and had the usual side effects of nausea, not feeling well, and dizziness. The patient also had severe pain in her joints (fingers, wrist, arm, shoulders, elbows). She couldn't pick up her coffee and couldn't pout milk in her cup. She was an active person and it completely wiped her out. She had no energy and was having dizziness and it hasn't gone away. She was still experiencing that today. She finally went to the doctor 2 and a half weeks ago and was put on 20 mg of prednisone and she said she would be crying without that and she couldn't sleep. They tried to cut it down to 15 mg. But the pain was like in the wrist and her arm. Response included was referred to healthcare professional. She was actually in the process of trying to get surgery on her left shoulder and go to physical therapy and then all of this happened. Now her right shoulder, which is where she had no problems at was worse than her left shoulder which she was supposed to have surgery. This was all in her shoulders and in her arms in the muscle. She got her COVID vaccine in her right shoulder. She also has it in her knees and she got to the point where she couldn't get out of the chair. She also has been dizzy and not feeling good. She got to the point where they had to buy a lift chair and it was ugly. Stated that, she was never a person that would have arthritis or anything like these symptoms before. She kept thinking that she wasn't going to get the COVID vaccine because she will get reactions to different things like antibiotics, but she thought that she better be smart and she wanted her kids and grandkids to be protected. Are there any solutions. The patient stated that, it had been 2 months now. Probed for NDC, lot number and expiry date and caller does not see the NDC or expiry date on the COVID vaccination record card. Therapy start date populated as the date for the caller's first COVID vaccine and the therapy stop date populated as the date for the caller's second COVID vaccine. Stated that, their writing was not good and she was unsure of the first letter of Lot number there but then it has R8737. Probed for NDC, lot number and expiry date for the prednisone she was taking and declined to provide and stated that it was in a (withheld) and was manufactured by (withheld). It was reported that, her son has been searching online and found a US Government site and it stated that there were a small handful of people that have had severe joint pain which was basically what she has. It was in her joints and muscles. She requested to speak to MI about her side effects. The outcome of the events was unknown.  Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.