Age: 53.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Painful respiration, Paraesthesia, Peripheral swelling
Clinical narrative: painful swelling and feelings of numbness/tingling in both my hands/hands were swollen and hurting a lot; feelings of numbness/tingling in both my hands/numbing in her fingers and hands; feelings of numbness/tingling in both my hands, especially the right hand.; I also had some chest tightness/chest discomfort a little more in the report as heaviness; discomfort breathing; hard to breathe.; reddened hand; felt tired; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable other hcp (patient) reporting for herself. A 53-year-old non-pregnant female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot Number: ER8727, NDC number and Expiry date are unknown), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Left arm on 27Mar2021 14:00 at the age of 53-years-old as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included asthma from an unknown date. Other conditions were not provided. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient previously took sulfa and experienced allergy. Facility where the most recent COVID-19 vaccine was administered was Pharmacy or Drug Store. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. The patient did not receive any other medications within 2 weeks of vaccination. The patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19 prior to vaccination. The patient has not been tested for COVID-19 since the vaccination. Investigations were not provided. On 07Apr2021, the patient woke up around 2:30 AM with painful swelling and feelings of numbness/tingling in both her hands, especially the right hand. She was given the vaccine in her left arm. She also had some chest tightness and discomfort breathing. Most of the symptoms subsided within a few days, except for the numbness/tingling that lessened but are ongoing issues. The reporter wanted to speak regarding side effects after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer covid vaccine on 27Mar2021. On 06Apr2021 she woke up at 2:30 AM with reddened hand and numbness to hand, additionally she woke up with chest tightness. She asked, should she take the second dose since she had this reaction? If she does take the second dose and the reaction is worse, what does she do? The patient had the first shot on 27Mar2021 and is scheduled take second one Friday. Stated that she felt tired next day on 28Mar2021 and was fine. Stated on 06 or 07 Apr that she woke up and her hands were swollen and hurting a lot. Stated that that for the next few days someone that it felt like someone was sitting on her chest and discomfort. Stated that most of it went away. Stated that she had numbing in her fingers and hands. Wanted to know if these are expected side effects should she get vaccine that would go away or if she should be cautious. Wanted to know for the chest discomfort is there anything to take that would not interfere with the vaccine. It was stated that she reported all of the above except she phrased chest discomfort a little more in the report as heaviness/hard to breathe on 07Apr2021 at 02:30. No treatment was received for the adverse events. Adverse events resulted in none of the above. The outcome of events was recovered with sequelae.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.