Age: 78.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Cardiac failure, Fluid retention
Clinical narrative: had fluid buildup around his waistline and had to be hospitalized everytime for the fluid to be drained; I went into the heart failure; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  An 81-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), on 15Jan2021 as dose 1, single (Lot number: EL3249) at the age of 78 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Hypertension" (unspecified if ongoing); "heart failure" (unspecified if ongoing); "Cholesterol" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: ENTRESTO taken for cardiac failure; CARVEDILOL (ongoing); SPIRONOLACTONE; ATORVASTATIN taken for blood cholesterol. The following information was reported: FLUID RETENTION (hospitalization), outcome "unknown", described as "had fluid buildup around his waistline and had to be hospitalized everytime for the fluid to be drained"; CARDIAC FAILURE (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "I went into the heart failure". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of fluid retention.  Clinical information: Caller advised that he saw a social media post from Pfizer asking patients who experienced side effects/adverse events after getting the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to report what happened to them to Pfizer. Patient stated that he got 3 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from 2020-2021 and had fluid buildup around his waistline and had to be hospitalized every time for the fluid to be drained. Dates when patient was in hospital for Had fluid around his waistline and then he had to get hospitalized 3 times; got 3 doses during those years and then he was hospitalized afterwards every time: Unspecified to Unspecified. The patient received other products was reported as yes. Transferring agent stated, "I have a patient here, he says he saw a social media post about a reporting adverse event due to Pfizer. So, he is calling right now to report the adverse event he had, I think this was, it's a long time ago, it is 2020-2021, that year range and then he had an adverse events and he is just reporting it and then he is 81 years old. I think he received the Pfizer COVID Vaccines during those times and then he is reporting that he had fluid around his waistline and then he had to get hospitalized 3 times. He had got 3 doses during those years and then he was hospitalized afterwards every time." When paraphrased the concern, consumer stated, "Actually, I am on the tablet computer when I ran across the advertisement the company has in the name of BioNTech to call if you have any problem after. Well, I did have a problem. Whether it was the vaccine or not, I have no idea. I have even informed them at the hospital when I was there, I took three shots. I knew something was wrong and they asked me all kind of questions and I told them. I told them, I did take the vaccine for Covid and I am okay with everything else, I told them. So, now I am looking at the computer and they are asking the same questions again." Consumer stated, "That was in the hospital, I got the dates, 15Jan2021 (15Jan2021) it was Pfizer (LOT#EL3249). Let me give you the other Pfizer. It looks like Pfizer EL9262. It is all handwritten down here and that was on, it looks like 02Feb2021 and it can't be true (incomplete sentence) and that was at. Let me go to the next one, Pfizer. I can not, I am having trouble (general statement) 8729 and it looks like it might be a 4 or a 9.8729 Pfizer and it was at. That was on 29Sep2021 (29Sep2021). The first one was 15Jan2021 and that was at hospital. Consumer stated, "No, they didn't give us that they just gave us a card. Each time we got a shot, they gave us a card. 02Feb2021, 29Sep2021." Consumer stated, "No, I didn't have any of the vaccine given to me at any other place. I took three shots and that was it and like I am telling you, it was in hospital and the other one was (withheld)." When probed if the consumer received any other vaccine same day of vaccination: Consumer stated, "No, that is all I had those three shots." When probed if there was any prior vaccination within 4 weeks of receiving (Covid Vaccine) in response: Consumer stated, "No, not that I remember that is when I started taking the vaccine, that was for covid." Other Medical Conditions and concomitant medications: Consumer stated, "Yes, I was taking Hypertension medicine. Now you are going to ask me, that was 3 years ago. The hospital would not have the medicine but my doctor would have it in his office. I have the one that I take now. Entresto, Carvedilol 3.12 mg. I am taking that now and that is twice daily. I also take Entresto 49-51mg, that is for my heart failure. I mean, in the bag there are all kinds of pills right now. I have another pill that I take, Spironolactone. I do not think I am supposed to (incomplete sentence). After the shot I went into the heart failure, it sulks! (general statement)." Lab. work: Consumer stated, "I heard you asking me something in the last two weeks. Treatment: Consumer stated, "I don't think I was taking any fluid, I was taking a blood pressure medication, that is all I was taking." Consumer stated, "Right now it is 2:17 and I have been taking the blood pressure medicine and I wasn't taking anything except the blood pressure medicine before."; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202300439039 same patient/drugs, different dose number 2;US-PFIZER INC-202300439040 same patient/drugs, different dose number 3;