Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Monoplegia
Clinical narrative: MONOPLEGIA; BLOOD TEST; This spontaneous report received from a patient via the Regulatory Authority VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) (VAERS ID: 1465998) concerned a 60 year old male unspecified race and ethnic origin. The patient's height, and weight were not reported. The patient had no allergies to medications, food, or other products. He had no illnesses at the time of the vaccination. The patient mentioned liver in history. The patient received Covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s (suspension for injection, route of admin not reported, batch number: unknown, expiry: unknown) dose was not reported, 1 total, administered on left arm on 07-APR-2021 for prophylactic vaccination. All required follow-up attempts have been made. The batch number for covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s has not been provided. Concomitant medications included citalopram, furosemide, propranolol, spironolactone, and Ursodiol (ursodeoxycholic acid) used for unknown indication.  On 21-APR-2021, the patient experienced monoplegia. Laboratory data included, blood test, result was not reported. It was reported that on unspecified date, on four separate occasions, for as long as 15 minutes, his left hand (vaccinated arm) became paralyzed. The first time he called his primary care provider (PCP) and they asked him to inform them if the symptoms reoccurred. A week later, his hand became paralyzed again. He called his health care provider (HCP) and they asked him to visit the nearest emergency room (ER). On 30-APR-2021, He visited ER and multiple blood test were performed, the result was not reported. He explained the relationship between the shot and the paralyzation to the health care company, his PCP, the ER attendant and the nurse practitioner. When he was released after an hour from the ER, the hospital staff said they had no idea what had happened. The patient inquired if they would report it to the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC), and learned that anything flagged as Covid related was to be sent to company. He stated that he was not reassured if hospital staff cared about Covid or vaccine related causes and he felt that they checked him for a stroke and sent him on his merry way. The patient had also visited physician's office. The action taken with covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s was not applicable. The outcome of the monoplegia and blood test was not reported. This report was serious (Other Medically Important Condition).  Additional information was received on 28-Sep-2021. All required follow-up attempts have been made. The Batch number for Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen AD26.COV.2.S has not been provided.; Sender's Comments: V1: This follow up adds information about  -all required follow-up attempts have been made. The Batch number for Covid-19 Vaccine Janssen AD26.COV.2.S has not been provided. This information does not alter the previous causality assessment of the reported events. 20210751755-COVID-19 VACCINE AD26.COV2.S-Monoplegia. This event(s) is considered unassessable. The event(s) has a compatible/suggestive temporal relationship, is unlabeled, and has unknown scientific plausibility. There is no information on any other factors potentially associated with the event(s).