Age: 79.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood pressure measurement, Blood test, Cerebrovascular accident, Chest X-ray, Electrocardiogram
Clinical narrative: may have had a mini stroke; Bell's Palsy/developed facial drooping/her eye was drooping; fell; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 79-years-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine; Batch/lot number: EL9262), via an unspecified route of administration injection to right upper arm  on 22Jan2021 14:00 at SINGLE DOSE for covid-19 immunisation.  Medical history included ongoing she was a fainter (She was a fainter, she just faints so she has a hard time getting shots. Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine administered to her by nurse while she was in her car seat. She just asked the nurse to let her lay down in the car seat when injection was administered so that if she fainted she would not fall far; she was still getting the wash cloth on her head preparing when the Nurse had already finished administering the injection.); ongoing depressed sometimes (she was depressed sometimes, was stressed. She was the primary caregiver for her 96 year old mother. She had seen something about stress and COVID and shots and everything); ongoing  Very tired (She was almost 80 years old so she was very tired often. She was the primary caregiver for her 96 year old mother. By the time she comes home at night around 21:30 she was just wiped.);  Obesity (She was really overweight but she did not like the term obesity.); thyroid disorder; hypertension; Cataract and glaucoma in left eye; family history of ongoing facial paralysis (Dad had Bell's palsy that might have been 30 years ago. He died at age 87 years.); diagnosed allergies, compromised immune status, respiratory illness, genetic / chromosomal abnormalities, endocrine abnormalities (including diabetes). Concomitant medication included Levothyroxine at 100mcg taken once daily in the morning early before she eats with Start date unknown, but at least 10-15 years ago for Thyroid. Enalapril at 10mg taken once daily (Caller initially reported product name as Vasotec, but clarified it is not Vasotec, it is drop for eye cataract and glaucoma) for High blood pressure. Brimonidine with Strength unknown, 1 drop in both eyes twice daily, started maybe 1 year ago. Specified cataract and glaucoma in left eye; but drop was administered to both eyes; and left eye was eye affected by Bell's palsy for Cataract and glaucoma in left eye. The patient previously took codeine and experienced allergy with onset maybe about 50 years ago, she was not sure; occurred during dental procedure; had bad headaches but no lasting effects so they assumed allergy to codeine; she did not know if still has allergy but says she does if asked.  The patient experienced bell's palsy/developed facial drooping/her eye was drooping on 29Jan2021 with outcome of recovering, may have had a mini stroke on an unspecified date with outcome of unknown , fell on 27Jan2021 with outcome of unknown (reported date of end of reaction was 27Jan2021), she could not blink that eye on 29Jan2021 with outcome of not recovered. Five days later she fell and developed facial drooping.  HCP suggested she may have had a mini stroke causing facial drooping and the fall. She went to the ER on 29Jan2021 and the ER believed it was Bell's Palsy. She was still experiencing facial symptoms but they are improving. This consumer was administered her first dose if Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine 22Jan2021. She reported having fell 27Jan2021. She was diagnosed with Bell's palsy in 29Jan2021 after having been seen in the emergency room. She is supposed to have the second dose/booster of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine on 12Feb2021. She called to ask if she should or should not still get the second dose as scheduled; and if Bell's palsy could be a reaction to the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. The emergency room staff did not know how she got Bell's palsy, but knew she had the Pfizer COIVD-19 Vaccine and were kind of assuming the Bell's palsy was a reaction to the vaccine. She dis not have Bell's palsy bad. The emergency room staff thought at first she had a stroke before diagnosing her with Bell's palsy. On Wednesday, 27Jan2021 she had a friend named (Name withheld) who came over for tea. Patient has an oriental rug, and around 15:00 patient fell face first on oriental rug. She was just fine after the fall initially. She wonders if her having fell has anything to do with the Bell's palsy. She thinks it was the night of 27Jan2021 or 28Jan2021 when she asked her son if her face looked funny, did she look ok, because her face felt a little funny. She was looking in the mirror and her smile was looking crooked, and her eye looked like it was drooping. When she got up Friday, 29Jan2021 she could see her eye was drooping, and she could not blink that eye. She called her Ophthalmologist who saw her the afternoon of 29Jan2021 around 13:30-13:55. The Ophthalmologist said yeah something is going on with that eye. Her friend called his friend who is a Pediatric Neurologist that advised her to go to the emergency room.  She was seen in the emergency room of (Hospital name withheld) around 17:00 on 29Jan2021. She was not admitted to the hospital at that time; but was evaluated and treated. She Bell's palsy outcome: she is doing so much better. She still has a hard time blinking her left eye, she still cannot blink her bad eye: left eye, without also closing her good eye: right eye. She is not drooling, she can drink without drooling. Her smile is still just a little crooked. She was given 2 prescriptions in the emergency room which were Prednisone and Valtrex. On 29Jan2021 in the emergency room they did tests including testing her heart with EKG; X-ray of her heart or lungs or something; took blood tests; and continuously took her blood pressure. There were no notable or abnormal results of any of those tests. They wanted her to go see her doctor last week but she did not have a chance to do so. She has an appointment with her primary doctor on Monday coming up. She has not yet seen her primary doctor about this. History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect (or patient age at first and subsequent immunizations if dates of birth or immunizations are not available) was None. The event Bell's palsy require a visit to Emergency Room, no to Physician Office. The patient was not hospitalized. No Prior Vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine. The patient underwent lab tests which included her heart with EKG; X-ray of her heart or lungs or something; took blood tests; and continuously took her blood pressure, all with no notable or abnormal results of any of those tests on 29Jan2021.