Age: 83.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Mass, Pruritus, Rash, Swelling
Clinical narrative: Very very itchy and way too lumpy/itching; Very very itchy and way too lumpy/mosquito like bites lumpiness from his right hand, to his elbows; Swelling; Raised up in a rash, like he was allergic to something; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via regulatory agency. A 83-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2 PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, solution for injection, Batch/Lot number: UNKNOWN), via an unspecified route of administration on 15Jul2021 (at the age of 83-years-old) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunisation. The medical history of the patient included diabetes. The concomitant medications of the patient were not reported. The patient experienced very very itchy and way too lumpy/itching, very very itchy and way too lumpy/mosquito like bites lumpiness from his right hand, to his elbows, swelling and raised up in a rash, like he was allergic to something on an unspecified date in Jul2021. The patient reported that after he was administered with the first dose of Pfizer COVID vaccine previous week (he did not specify the date) he experienced a reaction in his right arm, from the elbow right up to the shoulder, it was "very very itchy and way too lumpy". He stated, the pharmacy scheduled him to receive the second dose that day. He requested information on the recommended timing for the second dose. He reported that as result, he had experienced itching, swelling, and "mosquito like bites lumpiness" from his right hand, to his elbows, and shoulder. He stated that the itching is mostly gone, but he could still feel the lumps up and down his right arm. He was concerned about taking the second dose of the vaccine which he was due for that day, because he was afraid that he may had a more severe reaction than the first as he had heard and read. He was concerned as he was a diabetic and does not know how the vaccine will affect the medications he was on. He asked Is the second dose going to cause him to have a worse reaction "he don't want to die". He stated that that day was his third week from the first shot after, on the back of his elbow up his upper arm was very itchy and raised up in a rash, like he was allergic to something. He was scheduled for the second dose today. Due to the rash he was asked to call and notify. Stated it was from his elbow to shoulder and very itchy. It was going away then. He stated that he was informed that the second shot is stronger than the first one. He stated that he was scared to get the second shot because he doesn't want to go through all the trouble he had with his arm after the first one over again. The events were reported as non-serios by the reporter. The outcome of the events very very itchy and way too lumpy/itching and raised up in a rash, like he was allergic to something was reported as resolving, the outcome of the event very very itchy and way too lumpy/mosquito like bites lumpiness from his right hand, to his elbows was reported as not resolved and the outcome of the event swelling was reported as unknown.  The lot number for the vaccine, [BNT162B2], was not provided and will be requested during follow up.