Age: 77.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Ageusia, Dysgeusia, Product administration error, Tremor
Clinical narrative: Loss of taste/most things taste blah; I can taste some things with sharper taste; Hand tremors; She had her booster dose which is administered incorrectly as it was given closer to her elbow and not near her shoulder; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION ERROR (She had her booster dose which is administered incorrectly as it was given closer to her elbow and not near her shoulder), AGEUSIA (Loss of taste/most things taste blah), DYSGEUSIA (I can taste some things with sharper taste) and TREMOR (Hand tremors) in a 77-year-old female patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch nos. 051F21A, 001B21A and 006M20A) for COVID-19 vaccination.     Concurrent medical conditions included Tremor of hands. Concomitant products included METOPROLOL, DILTIAZEM HYDROCHLORIDE (CARTIA XT), LOSARTAN, DIGOXIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, WARFARIN, LEFLUNOMIDE, ATORVASTATIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, COLECALCIFEROL (CALCIUM + D3 [CALCIUM CARBONATE;COLECALCIFEROL]) and CAFFEINE, PARACETAMOL (ACETAMINOPHEN AND CAFFEINE) for an unknown indication.   On 13-Feb-2021, the patient received first dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular) 1 dosage form. On 14-Mar-2021, received second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On 17-Nov-2021, received third dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On 17-Nov-2021, the patient experienced PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION ERROR (She had her booster dose which is administered incorrectly as it was given closer to her elbow and not near her shoulder). On an unknown date, the patient experienced AGEUSIA (Loss of taste/most things taste blah), DYSGEUSIA (I can taste some things with sharper taste) and TREMOR (Hand tremors). On 17-Nov-2021, PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION ERROR (She had her booster dose which is administered incorrectly as it was given closer to her elbow and not near her shoulder) had resolved. At the time of the report, AGEUSIA (Loss of taste/most things taste blah), DYSGEUSIA (I can taste some things with sharper taste) and TREMOR (Hand tremors) outcome was unknown. Not Provided          Treatment information was not provided by the reporter.  Patient reported that the booster dose might be administered incorrectly as it was given close to her elbow and not near her shoulder. After receiving Moderna vaccine, patient is experiencing loss of taste and started sometime in Feb-2021 or Mar-2021. Patient can taste some things that is having a sharper taste and stated that it is more like a memory of how those foods taste.  Company Comment: This is a Spontaneous case concerning a 77-year-old female patient, with no relevant medical history, who experienced the unexpected, nonserious, and AESI event of Ageusia. The event occurred on an unknown date after the third dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine. The benefit-risk relationship of mRNA- 1273 vaccine is not affected by this report.; Sender's Comments: This is a Spontaneous case concerning a 77-year-old female patient, with no relevant medical history, who experienced the unexpected, nonserious, and AESI event of Ageusia. The event occurred on an unknown date after the third dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine. The benefit-risk relationship of mRNA- 1273 vaccine is not affected by this report.