Age: 67.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Headache, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: A little bit of a headache; Soreness of the arm; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 67 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 06Apr2021 10:30 (Lot number: EW1058) at the age of 67 years as dose 1, single and administered in arm left, administration date 28Apr2021 (Lot number: EW0162) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Back pain" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Caller stated he has back pain from back surgery that he, had years ago.; "Back surgery" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Caller stated he has back pain from back surgery that he, had years ago. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Flu shot (Caller stated he usually gets the flu shot and pneumonia shot around October or November.), for immunization; Pneumonia shot (Caller stated he usually gets the flu shot and pneumonia shot around October or November.), for immunization. The following information was reported: PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset 06Apr2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Soreness of the arm"; HEADACHE (non-serious) with onset 28Apr2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "A little bit of a headache". The events "soreness of the arm" and "a little bit of a headache" were evaluated at the physician office visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pain in extremity, headache.  Additional information: : Caller stated he is calling about the two shots he got. Caller clarified the two shots he is referring to is for the COVID 19 vaccine. Caller stated he has had the two shots and he knows the side effects like all the side effects of what one can get after the shot. Caller stated he got the vaccine last month and he still has soreness of the arm and headache. Caller stated he went to his doctor in (withheld) and his doctor is an old guy and is part time for withheld. Caller stated the doctor told him that he could have side effects up to 6 months and wants to know was that true or not. Caller stated he was retired from working for the government. Caller stated the reason why he wasccalling for the arm pain and little headache. Caller stated he has a primary care doctor but he can't remember off hand the doctors name or information but knows he comes from (withheld).  The soreness of the arm, caller stated this started with his first shot and continued on when he got the second shot on 28Apr2021. Caller stated he still has pain in his arm and a little minor headache but it was not serious and just wants to make sure this was safe. Caller stated the soreness of the arm happens off and on and is a little better.  Regarding the treatment caller stated he has taken over the counter Tylenol and it helped a little bit. The patient did not require emergency room visit for AEs. There were no additional administered vaccines  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.