Age: 72.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Investigation, Neck pain, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: her right arm began having a shooting pain that went up to her neck and left breast; her right arm began having a shooting pain that went up to her neck and left breast; her right arm began having a shooting pain that went up to her neck and left breast; Indigestion; dry mouth; blood pressure was high; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 72-year-old female patient received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE lot number: EL8982) via an unspecified route of administration on the left arm on 15Jan2021 at a single dose for COVID-19 vaccination. Medical history included ongoing heart murmur. There were no concomitant medications. She received the first dose of COVID vaccine on 15Jan2021 in her left arm. Patient stated that 15 minutes after receiving COVID vaccine her right arm began having a shooting pain that went up to her neck and left breast. She was given 4 Aspirin and a Nitroglycerin tablet. She was then transported to (Institute Name Withheld) by ambulance from vaccination facility. While at the hospital blood work was obtained and her pancreas was checked. Patient stated she was there for three hours. She would like to know if she should receive the second dose of the COVID vaccine? Reported she had an adverse event 15 minutes after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine. She said she had pain in her right arm. She said the pain went up to her neck. She said she had pain under left breast. She said she felt like she had indigestion. She said she was told to chew 4 aspirins, clarifying she was given 4 aspirins by the ambulance staff that was at the scene to treat her. Reported she was told her blood pressure was high. She said she doesn't know what her blood pressure reading was because the ambulance staff would not tell her. Reported she noticed she had a dry mouth while she was being transported in the ambulance to the hospital. Reported she was transported by ambulance to the hospital emergency room in (City Name Withheld), (State Name Withheld). She said she was treated and released from the emergency room. Reported her neck pain was gone first, but she still felt like she had indigestion while being treated in the emergency room. Treatment: Reported the hospital staff had her drink something, and then her indigestion, and arm pain went away. She said the hospital did blood work and checked her pancreas. She said she has no information on her blood work results, saying the emergency room doctor didn't share her results with her. She said the emergency room doctor only mentioned that he was checking her pancreas. There was no history of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect. There were no additional vaccines administered on same date of Pfizer suspect. The events did not require a visit to physician office. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. Outcome of the event pain in arm was recovered in 15Jan2021, patient recovered from neck pain, breast pain, indigestion and dry mouth in Jan2021; and unknown for the other event.