Age: 74.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Herpes zoster, Lymphadenopathy, Rash, Vitreous floaters
Clinical narrative: rash on her forehead; very swollen gland on left side of neck; Eye floaters; Shingles; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) reported for herself. A 74-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EM9809, Expiry date, NDC number: unknown), via intramuscular in left arm on 03Mar2021 at 10:00 as DOSE 1, SINGLE for COVID-19 immunisation at clinic. Medical history included blood pressure and high cholesterol. The patient mentions she has had a weak respiratory system through the years, but she didn't have anything at the time off the vaccination. Concomitant medications include patient takes one estrogens conjugated (PREMARIN) daily, a very small dose. Fluoxetine two per day, telmisartan one per day for blood pressure. The patient was unable to confirm the spelling of the blood pressure medication. The patient also takes atorvastatin for high cholesterol. The patient explains doesn't have these products available to provide further details since they are at home, and the patient was currently at the doctor's office. Prior vaccinations within 4 weeks were reported as none. On 04Mar2021, the patient experienced eye floaters; On 06Mar2021, experienced very swollen gland on left side of neck; On 07Mar2021, experienced rash on her forehead and on an unspecified date in 2021, experienced shingles. Additional context reported as the consumer was calling in regard to the Pfizer COVID vaccine first shot 03Mar2021. The patient state there are three things, but patient doesn't know what relates and what doesn't. The first thing was that patient had a bunch of floaters in her eyes. The patient has had that before, and patient tends to think it didn't correlate with the vaccine. The second thing that patient had was very swollen glands, which patient can read can happen with Pfizer's vaccine. The Monday (07Mar2021) after receiving the shot, patient got a rash on her forehead which didn't look like the COVID rashes that patient saw when she looked online. The patient decided maybe that patient got a spider bite, but it didn't look like that either. It turns out to be shingles. The patient has it around her eye so patient was going to an ophthalmologist, patient primary doctor was sending her now. The patient has never had shingles before. The patient asked the doctor could patient take the second dose so patient will have a life. The patient asked the doctor if it was okay to do the second dose if patient was diagnosed with shingles or if patient should wait between doses. The consumer explains on 04Mar2021, it felt like patient glasses were dirty and patient kept wiping them. The patient had eye strain trying to see through the floaters. The patient mentions the floaters have receded a little bit. The patient had one very swollen gland on her left side. The patient clarifies further she had the vaccine on her left side and the left side of her neck, one gland was swollen like an olive or maybe just a little bigger. The patient noticed this one swollen gland around 5 or 6 in the evening, when patient was turning her head, patient felt it. The patient states it took two more days for it to go away. She confirms 08Mar2021, patient recovered completely. The patient felt the rash happening in the night of 07Mar2021. The patient woke up in the morning and had a rash. The only thing patient has had was anti-viral medicine for the shingles, patient has not had any other shot. The patient confirms the COVID-19 vaccine was administered intramuscularly in her arm. The patient makes the comment, I had no feeling about it, she clarifies it didn't hurt at all. No emergency room visit, the patient went to urgent care yesterday because patient could not get into physician's office. Relevant tests were reported as none. Outcome of the event eye floaters was resolving, event very swollen gland on left side of neck was recovered on 08Mar2021 and other events were unknown.