Age: 87.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Drug ineffective, Dyspnoea, Ear disorder, Fatigue, Feeling hot
Clinical narrative: Losing her hearing/ fluid in her ears; Cheeks and chest was very congested but her face was terrible.; Diarrhea; Her sinuses feel heavy like she's always getting a cold/sinuses are clogged up; She had Covid on August after receiving both doses of the vaccine; Fainting spells; She had Covid on August after receiving both doses of the vaccine; Upper part of her lip, and the lower part of her nose feel numb and warm; upper part of her lip, and the lower part of her nose feel numb and warm; Upper part of her lip, and the lower part of her nose feel numb and warm; She said her nose is running with clear fluid/her nose is runny all the time; Her mouth feels horrible; Uncomfortable; She has liquid/fluid in her ears; Dizzy spells; Tired; Bad fatigue; This makes her head feel funny; Short of breath; These reactions have stopped her from living her life; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable nurse. This 87-year-old female nurse (patient) reported that:  A 87-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: ER8733), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 26Mar2021 8:00 (at the age of 87-year-old) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunization. Patient relevant medical history includes lot of allergies to drugs. The patient concomitant medications were not reported. The patient previously received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, batch number: EN6202) (at the age of 87-year-old), dose 1, on 05Mar2021 for covid-19 immunization. Retired licensed vocational nurse said the patient received both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine on Mar2021. However, after the 2nd dose, the patient had lingering side effects that was still ongoing. The patient was calling about the Pfizer covid vaccine and got the vaccine in March, both doses, after the second shot the patient had a weird thing happened and it had just continued. It had caused some health issues. Asking if this was a side effect of the vaccine. The patient was going to doctors and they was eliminating things. Second dose on 26Mar2021, injection in left upper arm, in the morning early probably around 8 am and states the patient knows it was this one that gave her the problems. Waited for 15 minutes after the shot. The patient was calling about the Pfizer covid vaccine and got the vaccine in March, both doses, after the second shot the patient had a weird thing happened and it had just continued. It had caused some health issues. Asking if this was a side effect of the vaccine. The patient was going to doctors and they was eliminating things. Second dose on 26Mar2021, injection in left upper arm, in the morning early probably around 8 am and states the patient knows it was this one that gave her the problems. Waited for 15 minutes after the shot. When the patient went for coffee after the second dose and that was where the side effects happened. About 25 min after the shot, her upper lip and lower part of her nose, like an arch, started feeling numb and a warm feeling. It did not go away and it concerned her and the patient thought it was because of the shot. Then as a result her nose started running clear, felt feathery, funny feeling and this is still happening, it was not constant anymore but had periods of time where bottom the part of her nose and across arch of her lip (midway to other side under her nose) feels numb. Her nose continues to feel like it was running, and was running a clear liquid. In Aug her and her husband got covid. The patient did not had a fever and her sinuses felt like her face had cement, it was horrible. Over her eyes and brows, her cheeks and chest was very congested but her face was terrible. Reports that as a result had an ear problem, had fluid in ears and sinuses. Then later her ears started feeling pressure and her kids were saying that the patient was losing her hearing. Then the patient went to the doctor and was told that the patient had fluid in her ears. Her sinuses always feel heavy in her cheek and over her eyes, like the patient wants to close her eyes. The patient started had these almost like fainting spells but it seems to come across under her eyes, across her nose, the patient did not explain it, up in her sinuses- it was a burning weird feeling and almost like the patient greys out, they was calling it syncope. They did not know what it was. The patient was very short of breath and tired. It was not like her and the patient was a young 87 year old busy person. The patient got an antibiotic and took steroids treatment. She will had a lot of tests done in December and they will check her heart out. The patient went to emergency room for the fainting spells and got diarrhea really bad when the patient had covid but thinks it may had been from the antibiotic. The patient was not admitted. The patient also went to physician office as she had seen her primary and was sent to cardio yesterday. Patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. The patient had no family medical history relevant to AE and not had relevant tests. Relatedness assessment of the event upper lip and lower part of her nose felt numb and warm, nose started running clear, got covid, sinuses feel heavy, face feels like cement on it, fainting spells was reported as related. The outcome of events syncope, hypoaesthesia oral, hypoaesthesia, feeling hot, rhinorrhoea and sinus congestion was not recovered. Outcome of covid-19 was recovering and outcome of events drug ineffective, deafness, stomatitis, discomfort, ear disorder, dizziness, fatigue, head discomfort, dyspnoea, loss of personal independence in daily activities, malaise and diarrhoea was unknown.   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.