Age: 40.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Body temperature increased, Injection site erythema, Injection site pain, Pain, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: temperature elevated (99.8, 101.8, 101); at the injection site (upper left deltoid) she was experiencing very small redness and a sharp shooting pain; at the injection site (upper left deltoid) she was experiencing very small redness and a sharp shooting pain; She is very achy; shooting pain all the way down from her left upper deltoid to her middle and ring finger on left hand; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable nurse (patient). This 40-year-old female patient received the first single dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; lot EJ1686) intramuscular, in left deltoid, on 11Jan2021 at 10 AM, COVID-19 immunization. Prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks) or on the same day: none. Medical history included ongoing asthma diagnosed at childhood, ongoing diabetes diagnosed in her twenties, she was overweight, about 7 or 8 years ago she ended up having cellulitis due to the nurse not using aseptic technique but not due to a vaccine, she was diagnosed with COVID on 18Dec2020 (she was off quarantine as of 28Dec2020, going back to work on 31Dec2020). When she was diagnosed with COVID, it caused an asthma exacerbation and she needed a 5-day oral burst of 40 mg prednisone. Concomitant medications were none. On 11Jan2021 the patient experienced temperature elevated, at the injection site (upper left deltoid) she was experiencing very small redness and a sharp shooting pain and she was very achy. Her temperature started last night (11Jan2021), temperature was 99.8. She tried to hydrate. She also had a temperature at 6 AM on 12Jan2021 morning. On 12Jan2021 she had temperature of 101.8 and this was after taking antipyretics 6 hours before. Then, on 12Jan2021, her temperature was 101. She was on the phone with her primary care provider and she was told to take more antipyretics. She just took more antipyretics. She stated it felt almost like they hit a nerve when administering the vaccine since she was experiencing shooting pain all the way down from her left upper deltoid to her middle and ring finger on left hand. She believed, based on anatomy, that there were nerves going right there. She knew she was overweight but her upper arms were not that bad. She tried to take a shower to cool herself down. She received the vaccine through pharmacy since she was working at a long term care facility around COVID. Pharmacist came to the long term care facility where she works to administer the vaccine. The events did not require ER visit. Relevant tests: none. Fever outcome was unknown. The other events had not yet resolved. Sharp shooting pain came and went. The reporter considered all the events serious as medically significant and related to BNT162B2 vaccine.; Sender's Comments: A possible contributory effect of suspect BNT162B2 on reported events cannot be excluded.  The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to regulatory authorities, Ethics Committees, and Investigators, as appropriate.