Age: 41.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Burning sensation, Electric shock sensation, Feeling abnormal, Hypoaesthesia, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. This 41-year-old female consumer (patient) reported for herself that: A 41-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; formulation: Solution for injection, Lot Number: FC3182 and Expiry date was not reported) dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration in arm left on 20Aug2021 10:00 (age at vaccination was 41-year-old) as dose 1, single dose for covid-19 immunisation. The patient medical history was not reported. The patient concomitant medications were not reported. The patient did not receive prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. There were no other products, no patient history, no investigation assessment. History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect was no. Additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer Suspect was no. The patient did not have medical history (including any illness at time of vaccination), other relevant medical history including but not limited to these conditions: diagnosed allergies, compromised immune status, respiratory illness, genetic/chromosomal abnormalities, endocrine abnormalities (including diabetes) and obesity. The patient had no relevant tests, other relevant diagnostic and confirmatory test results for event(s), for example, from blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid culture, bacterial sero-type, diagnostic imaging, (e.g., chest X-ray, MRI). She states that she received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on 20Aug2021 which was Friday, at 10 am and about 25 minutes later, it started in her fingers and the spread into both arms a burning sensation from her elbows down, also feels like an electrical shock in her arms and hands with numbness and tingling. She is looking for information if this is normal. She was a dental hygienist. She has no prescribing doctor. She feels like it is different. At one point she feels goo, and then mid-morning it feels bad. It Comes and goes. It did not start until she was on the way home. She waited her 15 minutes, with no trouble. Then, 25 minutes later it started. She was feeling it in her two fingers on her left arm first. She got the vaccine in her left arm. It started in her ring and middle finger first, and then progressed up her left arm, and then went to the next arm. She has a medical doctor who lives across the street and she has seem him. Response was a review of the Prescribing information (LAB-# Revised: 12Aug2021) for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine did not find information regarding numbness, tingling, electrical shock feeling. As the Prescribing Information does not include all adverse reactions that have been reported or that may occur, please consult with your doctor/healthcare provider about what you have experienced/are experiencing. Because your doctor/healthcare provider is most familiar with your medical condition, clinical history, how your treatment has been conducted and any relevant information to your specific case, your doctor/healthcare provider is in the best position to advise you about the appropriate action to take. On 20Aug2021 10:25 the patient experienced burning sensation/burning sensations in both arms from the elbow down, feels like an electrical shock, she has numbness and tingling, on 20Aug2021 patient experienced mid-morning it feels bad. The patient did not visit Emergency Room and Physician office, but she has seen her neighbor who is a doctor. Outcome of the events the patient experienced burning sensation/burning sensations in both arms from the elbow down was not recovered and rest of the events was unknown. Follow-Up (30Aug2021): Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.