Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Headache, Myalgia, Nausea, Pain
Clinical narrative: Joint ache; Headache; Nausea; muscle aches; sharp pains; soreness in the left arm extending down from the injection site; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 73 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 02Mar2021 14:00 (Lot number: EN6205, Expiration Date: Jun2021) at the age of 73 years as single dose for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Arthritis" (ongoing), notes: Verbatim: Arthritis, had it for a while; "Allergy" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: DICLOFENAC; FLUTICASONE taken for hypersensitivity; ZYRTEC [CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE] taken for hypersensitivity. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (First dose: lot number: EM9809, expiry: 30Jun2021, NDC: unknown, given on 09Feb2021.), administration date: 09Feb2021, when the patient was 73 years old, for covid-19 immunisation; Flu vaccine (she would have flu like symptoms after getting the vaccine. It was like a bad cold. Last year when she took the flu shot she didn't have that period.), reaction(s): "flu like symptoms", "bad cold". The following information was reported: MYALGIA (non-serious) with onset 02Mar2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "muscle aches"; PAIN (non-serious) with onset 02Mar2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "sharp pains"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset 02Mar2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "soreness in the left arm extending down from the injection site"; HEADACHE (non-serious) with onset 03Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Headache"; NAUSEA (non-serious) with onset 02Mar2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Nausea"; ARTHRALGIA (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "Joint ache". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information included: patient received Pfizer vaccine, ZYRTEC [CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE] was over the counter product. Patient had weight less than 165 pounds. Patient had no problems with the first dose. She felt nothing not even the injection after first dose. The soreness and pain was also in the hands, primarily in the left hand. On the day of reporting, it had not gone away. The soreness and the aching muscle and joints were still there. Also has headache and nausea. The headache is not very bad. The nausea has not gone away. It was reported that the headache was not very bad. HCP reported that she hasn't seen the doctor in a while and had one over the phone talk or consultation since COVID started. Patient wondered about the side effects too, what she could take for the aching and pain and for how long would the symptoms usually last. She also wondered how long the body takes to build up immunity to the COVID19 Virus and if she could take Tylenol after receiving the COVID19 Vaccine. She wanted things to get back to normal as soon as possible. Once herd immunity would reach the virus would be under control before too long. After the second dose, pain started around 6:30PM and 7:00PM. The nausea started later and was more prevalent on 03Mar2021. She wasn't throwing up, but just felt nauseated. She did not visit to emergency room. she didn't think it was severe enough to go to the ER at this time. She would like to get back to taking her other medications. The patient took the concomitant medications before the first dose and didn't receive after it. The patient did not visit to physician office.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.