Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19-2
Symptoms: Bell's palsy, COVID-19
Clinical narrative: contracted the Covid Virus; Bell's Palsy / right side of my face the dramatic closure of my right eyelid; This spontaneous case was reported by a patient and describes the occurrence of BELL'S PALSY (Bell's Palsy / right side of my face the dramatic closure of my right eyelid) in a male patient of an unknown age who received mRNA-1273 BIVALENT .222 (MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE, BIVALENT (ORIGINAL AND OMICRON BA.4/BA.5)) for COVID-19 prophylaxis. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below.     No Medical History information was reported.    In 2022, the patient received dose of mRNA-1273 BIVALENT .222 (MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE, BIVALENT (ORIGINAL AND OMICRON BA.4/BA.5)) (unknown route) 1 dosage form. In 2022, the patient experienced BELL'S PALSY (Bell's Palsy / right side of my face the dramatic closure of my right eyelid) (seriousness criterion medically significant). In December 2022, the patient experienced COVID-19 (contracted the Covid Virus). At the time of the report, BELL'S PALSY (Bell's Palsy / right side of my face the dramatic closure of my right eyelid) and COVID-19 (contracted the Covid Virus) outcome was unknown.        For mRNA-1273 BIVALENT .222 (MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE, BIVALENT (ORIGINAL AND OMICRON BA.4/BA.5)) (Unknown), the reporter considered BELL'S PALSY (Bell's Palsy / right side of my face the dramatic closure of my right eyelid) and COVID-19 (contracted the Covid Virus) to be related.    No concomitant information was reported. It was reported that, two weeks after the second dose of the Moderna Bivalent (Vaccine) in 2022, patient developed Bells Palsy as diagnosed by patient Ophthalmologist, the right side of patient face and the dramatic closure of right eyelid. The condition persisted for over two months. Patient said vaccine was useless in preventing Covid and as described above caused nerve paralysis and physical side effects, that Moderna never warned patient or others. Patient disappointed but glad to have survived. No treatment information was reported.  Company comment: This Spontaneous case concerns a male patient of an unknown age, with no reported medical history, who experienced the unexpected serious (medically significant) AESI event of Bell's palsy and non-serious events of COVID-19 that occurred in the same year on unspecified day of receiving a dose of mRNA-1273 Bivalent BA.4-5 vaccine. The event Bell's palsy and COVID-19 outcome was unknown. It was reported that, two weeks after the second dose of the Moderna Bivalent (Vaccine) in 2022, patient developed Bell's Palsy as diagnosed by patient Ophthalmologist, the right side of patient face and the dramatic closure of right eyelid. The condition persisted for over two months. Patient said vaccine was useless in preventing Covid and as described above caused nerve paralysis and physical side effects, that Moderna never warned patient or others. No further information on risk factors, clinical course, relevant medical history, diagnostic investigations, and treatment received were available for review. The benefit-risk relationship of mRNA-1273 bivalent BA.4-5 vaccine is not affected by this report.   This case was linked to US-MODERNATX, INC.-MOD-2023-711937 (E2B Linked Report).; Sender's Comments:  US-MODERNATX, INC.-MOD-2023-711937:Case for wife