Age: 47.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Fatigue, Headache, Hypoaesthesia, Hypoaesthesia oral, Laboratory test
Clinical narrative: At 12:30 AM on 4/20/21 I woke up not feeling well.; My upper lip was again numb, and it had spread to my face, both sides of my face to my ears, up to my eyes, and down to my chin/neck.; Within 15 mins. of getting the vaccine my upper lip felt numb/ My upper lip was again numb, and it had spread to my face, both sides of my face to my ears, up to my eyes, and down to my chin/neck. I went to the ER.; Within 15 mins. of getting the vaccine my upper lip felt numb, also my chin/neck, along my face mask, felt puffy but was not visibly puffy.; My other side effects were/are headache, tiredness, sore arm, feeling unwell, nausea; My other side effects were/are headache, tiredness, sore arm, feeling unwell, nausea; My other side effects were/are headache, tiredness, sore arm, feeling unwell, nausea; My other side effects were/are headache, tiredness, sore arm, feeling unwell, nausea; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer, the patient. A 47-year-old non-pregnant female patient received the first dose of BNT162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Lot Number: EW0151) via an unspecified route of administration in the right arm on 19Apr2021 at 09:30 (at the age of 47-years-old) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included adverse drug reaction. It was reported that the patient had a history of reactions to medication. The patient had known allergies (unspecified). The patient did not receive any medication within two weeks of vaccination. Prior to the vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient had not been tested for COVID-19. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within four weeks prior to the vaccination. On 19Apr2021 at 09:30, within 15 minutes of getting the vaccine the patients upper lip felt numb, also her chin/neck, along her face mask, felt puffy but was not visibly puffy. She could swallow and breath. At 25 minutes, the patient went to a registered nurse (RN) and had her neck checked to make sure she would be fine to leave. The patient did not mention the numb upper lip because at 25 minutes it had gone away. At 00:30 on 20Apr2021, the patient woke up not feeling well. Her upper lip was again numb, and it had spread to her face, both sides of her face to her ears, up to her eyes, and down to her chin/neck. The patient went to the emergency room (ER). When she arrived at the emergency room (ER), the numbness was not as bad as when she woke up. Since it was not getting worse and her vitals were good, they released her. It was after 09:30 on 20Apr2021 and her lip and face still felt numb. Her other side effects were headache, tiredness, sore arm, feeling unwell, nausea which started on an unknown date in Apr2021. Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of the events. The events resulted in emergency room/department visit or urgent care. The clinical outcome of the events within 15 minutes of getting the vaccine the patients upper lip felt numb, also her chin/neck, along her face mask, felt puffy but was not visibly puffy; at 00:30 on 20Apr2021, the patient woke up not feeling well, her upper lip was again numb, and it had spread to her face, both sides of her face to her ears, up to her eyes, and down to her chin/neck; it was after 09:30 on 20Apr2021 and her lip and face still felt numb; other side effects were headache, tiredness, sore arm, feeling unwell, nausea was not resolved at the time of this report.   No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.