Age: 67.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Dizziness, Dyspnoea, Panic disorder, Pruritus, Vaccination site erythema
Clinical narrative: not able to breathe at night/had trouble breathing, however that trouble breathing was different and not like night time; she was dizzy/dizziness; Caller also adds that her arm did get red and had swollen up when she got the vaccine; Caller also adds that her arm did get red and had swollen up when she got the vaccine; it also itched terribly; If the first one was doing this then it's really scary for her/panicked some; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 67-year-old female patient first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot Number: FA6780, Expiration date: Unknown), via an unspecified route, administered in Right Arm on 17Jul2021 at 15:00 (67-year-old vaccination) as a Dose 1, single for Covid-19 immunization.The patient's medical history included asthma and blood pressure.Concomitant medications included Blood pressure medication but that was nothing new for her.The patient had her first dose on 17Jul2021, between 2:30 to 3PM.On 20Jul2021 (Tuesday Night) she first woke up from her sleep not being able to breathe and again on Wednesday night 21Jul2021. The last 2 nights she had woke up not being able to breathe, her husband called the ambulance for her the past 2 nights. The reporter clarifies that she already had asthma prior to the Covid vaccine but she had never woke up not being able to breathe, this never happened before. She was not able to breathe again last night.The reporter stated that she probably also panicked some, but because of this experience she was not sure about getting the second vaccine. She would like to know with the first dose making her not able to breathe at night was it okay for her to get the second dose. If the first one was doing this then it's really scary for her.Stated that she ended up waking up at night. The outcome was unknown to her because it only happened at night and she won't know until she went to bed tonight. She added that after she got the shot, she was dizzy and had trouble breathing, however that trouble breathing was different and not like night time, she described it as she couldn't breathe. For the trouble breathing she experienced within 15 minutes of getting the vaccine, it went away after using her inhaler. The dizziness was also experienced within 15 minutes of getting the first dose of the vaccine, but it didn't last long and went away on that same day Saturday 17Jul2021. She also clarified that when her husband called the Ambulance Tuesday night, by then she able to breathe and they checked her lungs and saw she had air flow going through. Last night when her husband called the ambulance, again she was able to breathe and so they cancelled the ambulance. She stated that both time she did not have to go to the hospital and confirmed she was not admitted. She stated that she did not want to go to the hospital due to Covid in the area. She also added that her arm did get red and had swollen up when she got the vaccine, it's better now, and it also itched terribly starting on Sunday 18Jul2021 or Monday 19Jul2021. She stated that there was no Expiry Date written on the card, and said she got the vaccine at 3PM. The outcome of the event dizzy was resolved on 17Jul2021 and event arm did get red and had swollen up was recovering and the outcome of other events was unknown.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information was expected.