Age: 62.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Crying, Gait inability, Joint noise, Joint swelling
Clinical narrative: left arm painful; knee is swollen; can't walk; pain in her legs; knee joint making a noise; fever: 37.8 Celsius; pain in her knees; The arm and knee is swollen; she cannot move from the waist down; was crying; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp. This consumer reported for a 62-year-old female patient (wife). A 62-year-old female patient received second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EN6205) via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 09Mar2021 10:30 (at the age of 62-year-old) at dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Patient did not have prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. Patient previously received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EN6201) via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 16Feb2021 13:00 (at the age of 62-year-old) at dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. On 09Mar2021 the patient experienced she cannot move from the waist down, was crying, pain in her knee and on 09Mar2021 15:00 the patient experienced, left arm painful, knee is swollen, can't walk, pain in her legs, knee joint making a noise, fever: 37.8 Celsius, the arm and knee is swollen. Additional Context: Reporter calling on behalf of his wife. Mentions they both had the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccination. Yesterday after the second dose his wife is crying all night long for the pain in her left arm. The arm and knee is swollen and she can't walk. Clarified she received the first dose 15Feb2021 at 13:00 in the left arm and it was no problem at all. She received the second dose 09Mar2021 at 10:30AM in the left arm and about 15:00 that afternoon she started to have a big pain in her arm; and pain in her legs; and her knee is swollen and the knee joint is making a noise. Adds his wife is also having a fever that is getting worse; it was 37.8 Celsius. He is asking what do I do if this situation gets worse. Advised reporter to consult his HCP. Reporter declined to speak with USMI for product specific information. Product: Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine; treatment first dose 15Feb2021/second dose 09Mar2021; provides lot number from vaccination card but does not see NDC or expiration date. Lot number for second dose EN6205. Transferring agent stated, I have a gentleman on the line. He is reporting that his wife received her first Covid vaccine on 16Feb2021, the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and she received her second on 09Mar2021. Three hours later after receiving the vaccine, she became disabled and she cannot move from the waist down. (Further clarification about disabled was unknown, hence disabled not checked as seriousness criteria). She is having pain in her knees that are swollen and she cannot walk. He also reports that he has called several times but I do not have any records of those calls. He says that she refuses to go to the hospital and says what can Pfizer do for us. So, I have indicated that they need to do follow-up with healthcare providers as Pfizer cannot make any management recommendations or fee recommendations for her condition, so he is not happy with that but he agreed upon reporting this circumstance. Also, he refuses to go to the hospital or clinic. I do not have any contact information or any other information. Reporter stated, My wife took the Pfizer vaccine, the second vaccine on 09Mar2021 and three hours later 'she cannot move (voice feeble). Reporter wife had her second dose of the covid-19 vaccine on 09Mar21, three hours after, wife could not walk, was crying, and had pain in her legs, wife is still unable to walk. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included fever: 37.8 Celsius on an unspecified date. Adverse events did not require a visit to physician or ER. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included fever 37.8 Celsius on nan unspecified date. Outcome of the events she cannot move from the waist down, was crying was unknown and remaining other events was not resolved.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.