Age: 85.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Investigation, Vaccination site pruritus
Clinical narrative: itching at the site of injection on her second dose; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable reporter (patient herself). The 85-years-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: Unknown, Expiry Date: Unknown), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration on 11Feb2021 (at the age of 85-years-old) as a DOSE 2, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. The patient medical history included hypertension (High blood pressure) from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Concomitant medication received were not specified. Reporter stated, I take lot of medications, hold on let me get my list of meds. I mean I had no problem; I was just aching with the first injection and I was alarmed when I started having itching with the second one. The patient previously received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: not reported), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration on 18Jan2021 (at the age of 85-years-old) as a DOSE 1, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. After first dose patient reported that, I mean I had no problem, I was just aching with the first injection and I have the first date, I have which was hold on, I don't know what, I guess. Reporter further stated, "I have the first date, I have which was hold on, I don't know what, I guess 18Jan2021. No, no, I mean anyone else reported the itching at the site." The patient experienced itching at the site of injection on her second dose on 12Feb2021. Reporter reported that she had a reaction of itching at the site of injection on her second dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine dated 11Feb2021. She was asking if we have info same as this in our clinical trials. Reporter was asking for the efficacy of the vaccine as she has experienced some side effects after getting her second dose of the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. Reporter stated, "I just wanted to report that I got my second injection on last Thursday (11Feb2021) and starting Thursday evening for about I would say 2 or 3 days I had itching at the site of the injection, and I know that is not lot listed as one of the symptoms you have in your 23 pages of information." Reporter stated, "I called before even I got the first injection because I had so many questions that weren't answered for me." (Not clarified if called in Pfizer drug safety, hence case was marked as initial) Reporter stated, for facility name where the vaccine was administered that "It was continuing care residency, well they were issued by or distributed by pharmacy." Reporter further stated, "No, not really experiencing the event." Reporter stated, "Just what I want to know was the injection effective even though I had that itching, well I just have concern because I have long list of symptoms that you gave me, I mean the literature that I have and that was not one of them and I just wanted to be sure because it was different, you know and my results of receiving and having a medication effectiveness is not hampered." The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included investigation for which results were unknown on 05Feb2021. Reporter stated, "Yes, it's a long result but yes, the date was 05Feb2021." Treatment was not received for the event. Outcome of the event was unknown.  Information about lot and batch number was requested.  Follow-up (13May2021): Follow-up attempts completed. No further information expected.