Age: 70.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Sensation of foreign body, Taste disorder
Clinical narrative: nervousness; slight swelling/tingling in lips; slight swelling/tingling in lips; dizziness; like she has a cough in her throat; swelling and soreness of her arm; swelling and soreness of her arm; Tightness in her jaw; Numbness in hand; difficulty swallowing; taste in her mouth; dry mouth; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 70-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Solution for injection, lot number: EL3247, unknown expiration), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 26Jan2021 at 08:30 AM at a single dose for COVID-19 immunization in a clinic.  Medical history included ongoing underactive thyroid, cataract surgery on 14Oct2020 and on 28Oct2020, and cholesterol (abnormal).  Concomitant medications included ongoing levothyroxine for underactive thyroid and ongoing rosuvastatin calcium for cholesterol.  The patient experienced nervousness, slight swelling/tingling in lips, dizziness, like she has a cough in her throat, swelling and soreness of her arm, tightness in her jaw, numbness in hand on 26Jan2021. The patient also had difficulty swallowing, had taste in her mouth, and dry mouth in Jan2021. The patient on the line calling about the COVID-19 vaccine. She got the shot yesterday (26Jan2021) and was calling to report on the reaction that occurred. She initially stated she had slight swelling/tingling in lips, difficulty swallowing, numbness in hands, jaws became tight, and nervousness which she is still experiencing. She mentioned she took benadryl. She was wondering if she should go and get the second shot. The patient first experienced dizziness which lasted for a second and this occurred while waiting in the lobby for observation after getting the vaccine. Slight swelling and tingling in lips were noticed two minutes after the dizziness. It felt like a tingle sensation. She clarified she does not necessarily have difficulty swallowing. It was not so much she could not swallow, but it was like she has a cough in her throat. It feels like she could cough but would need to keep swallowing and drinking water. Once she got the shot it caused her to get a taste in her mouth. The feeling like a cough in her throat has gone away, but now she feels nervousness, dry mouth, and she still has that taste in her mouth from getting the shot. She had swelling and soreness of her arm, but she knew that was to be expected which started an hour after getting the vaccine. Tightness in her jaw was noticed an hour after getting the vaccine. The numbness in hand started at the same time as the tightness of her jaw. Her left hand is what went numb, and she had the vaccine administered in her left arm. The nervousness is getting better, but she felt very nervous. She also mentioned she has thyroid problems and is not sure if this has anything to do with it. She had this nervousness feeling 2 hours after getting the shot. Patient is scheduled to get the second vaccine on 18Feb2021. Benadryl has helped a lot. The patient has no additional vaccines administered on the same date and has no prior vaccination within four weeks.  The events did not require emergency room and physician office visit. Vaccine was not administered in a military facility.  The patient was recovering from events nervousness, slight swelling/tingling in lips, swelling and soreness of her arm, tightness in her jaw, and numbness in hand; recovered from dizziness on 26Jan2021; recovered from event "like she has a cough in her throat" on unspecified date; not yet recovered from event "taste in her mouth"; while unknown outcome for the remaining events.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.