Age: 71.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19, Chest X-ray, Chest discomfort, Drug ineffective, SARS-CoV-2 test
Clinical narrative: testing positive for covid-19; testing positive for covid-19; feels like she has a lot of weight on her chest; sinus issues; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient's husband). A 71-years-old female patient received first dose BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration on 18Jan2021 at the age of 71-years-old (Batch/Lot Number: EL3246; Expiration Date: Apr2021) as 1ST DOSE, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation.  Medical history included breast cancer from an unknown date, ongoing thyroid disorder, ongoing lung issues, gets bronchitis easy. Concomitant medications included patient took thyroid medication and blood thinners. There were no Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks). The patient had first dose of Covid vaccine then had covid, she was wanting to know if she was eligible to take 2nd dose within 90 days period or if she needed to start over. Caller clarified his wife received her first Covid 19 vaccine on 18Jan2021 and before she got her second Covid 19 vaccine he and his wife tested positive for the Covid 19 virus. The caller's wife was worse than he was. His wife was not admitted to the hospital, she went to the hospital at the advice of her lung doctor to receive an infusion and was only at the hospital for 3 hours getting the infusion. At that point his wife was told she had to wait 90 days to receive her second Covid 19 vaccine. If she had no symptoms of the Covid 19 virus she would be able to get her second vaccine. Her 90 day time frame was up yesterday, 05May2021 and she received her second Covid 19 vaccine yesterday 05May2021. Caller reported the CDC and his wife's lung doctor and her primary care doctor all had different answers when it came to deciding when his wife could receive her second Covid 19 vaccine. Her doctors have said she still had the Covid 19 virus and she's been treated with steroids and inhalers and she's had chest x-rays. She had been to her primary care doctor once and her lung doctor twice. The patient felt like she had a lot of weight on her chest on 01Feb2021 and she was coughing constantly on 01Feb2021. His wife's doctor's were supposed to get together and converse through emails and the doctor's finally decided it was ok for his wife to receive her second Covid 19 vaccine. Now her doctor's are trying to decide if his wife needs a third Covid 19 vaccine because there is some confusion if having to wait more than 42 days between Covid 19 vaccines will require a third vaccine. The caller reported his wife came down with the Covid 19 virus on 01Feb2021. His wife started having symptoms on 01Feb2021. She had a cough, headache, sinus issues and tiredness all on 01Feb2021. His wife's symptoms were worse than his own symptoms. When he was getting over his symptoms, hers were getting worse. Her coughing was really bad. She had weakness on 01Feb2021. His wife was tested for the Covid 19 virus on 03Feb2021 with the swab in her nose and she received her positive results on the morning on 04Feb2021. His wife called her lung doctor's office and talked to the nurse practitioner there. The nurse practitioner took his wife's information and spoke with the lung doctor. The lung doctor advised the caller's wife to either come into the hospital for an infusion or come to the hospital for admission. The caller's wife went into the hospital and received a plasma infusion and that took about 3 hours. That was at Hospital on 06Feb2021 at around 12:00PM. The caller reports his wife takes thyroid medication and blood thinners. Nothing relevant, that he knows of, as it pertains to the Covid 19 virus. He would say she doesn't take any medications that would either help or hurt the Covid 19 virus. He also reports she's had breast cancer, lung issues and gets bronchitis easy. He reported with the Covid 19 virus she had been sick constantly. She's had two rounds of steroids and some inhalers. She was still having weakness, coughing, and breathing issues on 01Feb2021. But her primary care doctor and her lung doctor said there was no problem with her receiving her second Covid 19 vaccine so she got her second dose yesterday, 05May2021 at around 4:00PM. He reported both he and his wife were tested for the Covid 19 virus at a mini-hospital. This facility can do all kinds of tests. This facility can do anything except admissions to the hospital. The adverse events required a visit to Physician Office. The outcome of the events testing positive for covid-19, coughing, tiredness, weakness, breathing issues was not resolved and of the other events was unknown.