Age: 76.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Body temperature, Body temperature fluctuation, Pain in extremity, Pyrexia
Clinical narrative: about 3 minutes after the shot she had a sharp pain to her left arm down to her fingertips, and when she clenched her fingertips to move them it went away in about 10 seconds; low grade fever; her temperature was raised by one degree, it is normally one degree below normal, and it was one degree higher; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via medical information team.   A 76-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot number: EN6200), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 24Feb2021 at 13.30 (age at vaccination was 76 years) as dose 1 single for covid-19 immunisation at clinic. The patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Historical vaccine included second vaccination for shingles over two months ago, but she thought that was far enough away. No further details provided about her shingles vaccinations. The patient reported that she had not had any other recent vaccinations or started any new medications. On 24Feb2021, the patient experienced about 3 minutes after the shot she had a sharp pain to her left arm down to her fingertips, and when she clenched her fingertips to move them it went away in about 10 seconds. On an unspecified date in Feb2021, (exactly one week later after vaccination) the patient experienced low grade fever and her temperature was raised by one degree, it was normally one degree below normal and it was one degree higher. The patient stated that she had her first shot and she had a minor reaction at the time, then exactly one week later she had a low grade fever on and off for the next week. She had the low grade fever for 2 days, then it was gone for 2 days, and then it came back again. The patient asked if it was possible that would be from the shot a whole week later. Her temperature was raised by one degree, it was normally one degree below normal, and it was one degree higher, which she had two for days then it went away for two days after she took Tylenol. She said that it came back yesterday. She clarified that she took Acetaminophen and not Tylenol ES, she took one in the daytime and two at night. Caller said that there was no barcode on the bottle it must have been on an outer package that was discarded. Lot: 9DE31078. She just realized that it expired in Jan2021. The patient reported that the other reaction she had seemed strange; about 3 minutes after the shot she had a sharp pain to her left arm down to her fingertips, and when she clenched her fingertips to move them it went away in about 10 seconds. The patient received treatment for temperature was raised by one degree. The patient underwent lab test and procedure included body temperature: raised by one degree then one degree below normal and again raise on unspecified date in Feb2021. The outcome of the event sharp pain to her left arm down to her fingertips was recovered on 24Feb2021 and outcome of other events was unknown.  No follow up attempts were possible. No further information was expected.