Age: 79.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Headache, Migraine, Myalgia
Clinical narrative: muscle aches and pain; headaches; migraine; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) reported for herself. A 79-year-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot number: EW0169) via an unspecified route of administration (at the age of 79 years) on left arm on 26May2021 as dose 2, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, depression, thyroid disorder, all from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Past drug event was on Metformin for two years. Has been taking maybe 6 months, just refilled the second time, and it is every 3 months; Metoprolol ongoing has been taking quite a while, about 10 years, maybe not that long, so 5 years. Concomitant medications included chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine hydrochloride, manganese ascorbate (COSAMIN) taken for arthralgia from an unspecified start date and ongoing (It doesn't work right away, have to keep taking it. Has been taking a while and starts and stops taking it when she needs to. Generic, from (Withheld). It does work); hydrocodone (HYDROCODONE) taken for back pain from an unspecified start date and ongoing (Started quite a few years ago. Only takes a half of one, depending on the rate of pain. It is powerful stuff. Gets the prescription from the pain doctor and is monitored through the state of (withheld), sitagliptin phosphate (JANUVIA [SITAGLIPTIN PHOSPHATE]) taken for diabetes mellitus from an unspecified start date and ongoing (Has not been taking that long); ascorbic acid, ergocalciferol, folic acid, nicotinamide, panthenol, retinol, riboflavin, thiamine hydrochloride (MULTIVITAMINS [ASCORBIC ACID;ERGOCALCIFEROL;FOLIC ACID;NICOTINAMIDE;PANTHENOL;RETINOL;RIBOFLAVIN;THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE]) taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing, curcuma longa (TURMERIC [CURCUMA LONGA]) taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing, (VITAMIN C [ASCORBIC ACID]) taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing; carbinoxamine maleate (OMEGA 100) taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing, fish oil (FISH OIL) taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing; cyanocobalamin (B12 [CYANOCOBALAMIN]) taken for thyroid disorder, start and stop date were not reported. Historical vaccination includes the patient received bnt162b2 on 03May2021 (1st dose Lot: ER8736 Anatomical Location: Arm left around 10:30 or 11:00) for COVID-19 immunization which caused mild pain after first shot. Patient is scheduled for a steroid shot 14Jun2021 and was told it was a two-week waiting period to obtain the steroid shot after receiving the second dose of the vaccine. The patient asked how long she should wait and stated she usually receives steroid injections and in which she tried to schedule her injections and was told to wait two weeks and do not want it to weaken my immune system. On an unspecified date May2021, about 4 or 5 days after second dose patient experienced muscle aches and pain It was maybe 4 or 5 days after the second shot. It lasted for about a week and was very painful. Thinks it may be an everyday thing with elderly people., headaches, she woke up on the 4th or 5th day with it. She does have headaches but not like that one. It was like a migraine type of headache. The muscle aches and headaches occurred at the same time. She takes supplements as treatment and is supposed to get another shot this week. She will go with the one that hurts the most. The patient was scheduled to have a steroid shot 14Jun2021(Monday) and asked how long she should wait for the steroid shot and her knees have been bad, so she is going in for steroids. The patient had  blood work every 3 months for diabetes and have been normal. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood test result as normal. Referred caller to HCP and provided information that it is not a contraindication to receiving the vaccine. The clinical outcome of the event was unknown.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s)  reporter/drug, different AE/ patient