Age: 66.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Chills, Cough, Fatigue, Feeling abnormal, Headache
Clinical narrative: Cough; Chills; he came home and said he felt like crap, really bad, she said she did too; they are both so fatigued, so tired/exhausted; sore throat; major headache; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via a Pfizer Sponsored Program. This consumer reported similar events for two patients. This is the first of two reports. A 66-year-old female patient (wife) received first dose BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Batch/lot number: EN5318), via an unspecified route of administration on 27Jan2021 13:00 at single dose on the left upper arm for COVID-19 immunization, reported as "doesn't want to get the COVID". There were no medical history and concomitant medications. The reporter said that she and her husband got first dose of COVID vaccine last week (27Jan2021) and they both got sick, had a major headache in Jan2021, cough and chills both on 27Jan2021, and also she wanted to know if she and her husband can take the second dose, scheduled on 17Feb2021. Patient stated that major headache went in on a "Wednesday". Her husband and her did, and went through vaccination portal, to get an appointment, appointments were very trying, as they were to do all healthcare providers first, which is understandable, and then the vaccine. They were trying to make it available for teachers, as they are going back to school, in school learning in March, so all teachers were the next step and then also anyone over 65 was able to go on the portal with the state to get an appointment to go and get a vaccination. She and husband  have a daughter who was a teacher, and she said to go on the portal to get the shot, and they said they didn't have access to it, so she went on the site, and they got it in on 27Jan2021. The headache occurred after the 27Jan2021. Patient stated that as soon as they got home, her husband works full time, she lost her job in October, and she was home and he said "how are you feeling", he went back to work, patient came home and said she felt alright except for her arm then she got a really bad headache. The husband came home and said he felt like crap, really bad, patient said she did too, she was the type of person she never ever gets sick and if he was sick she does not say she was sick. Patient had such a bad headache, she thought her brain was ready to jump out of her head. Headache subsided after two days. She has recovered completely from the headache. Cough started almost immediately (27Jan2021), but patient did not cough today, but did last night, it was usually a deep cough. Today she has not coughed at all. Chills started probably that evening (27Jan2021), when she came home, the shot was around 1PM and chills started in the evening, and went away probably, they had gone back and forth for around two days  but they were gone, she has recovered completely. Patient wished to add that they were both so fatigued, so tired, almost like, both she and her husband were very active, when they were down for the count, really exhausted, after this whole vaccination experience, both of them have been exhausted, to the point of going to bed at 8, and they were not 8:00 going to bed people. she doesn't want to be a pain, as she knows people have legit concerns, Patient doesn't want to waste time, her main concern is the second vaccination, if she does not have to, or is suggested to not take it, or her husband, she doesn't want the second vaccination to cause more severe side effects. The patient further reported, that they both experienced major side effects: chills, headaches, sore throat, major cough, fatigue that was "just unbelievable, both of us are exhausted." Her second dose is scheduled on 17Feb2021 and his husband is scheduled on 20Feb2021. Patient was asking "if this was after the first dose, what's going to happen after the second dose?". Outcome of the events headache and chills was recovered in 2021 for cough was recovered on 02Feb2021 while for other events was unknown.  Information about Batch/Lot number has been requested.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-2021105012 same reporter/drug, similar events, different patient