Age: 50.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Anxiety, Headache, Intranasal hypoaesthesia, Nasal congestion, Nausea
Clinical narrative: right side of nose feels like it went numb congested, but no congestion/Whole right side of nose and nostril went numb/could not feel/It was like it was numb on inside but not on outside; right side of nose feels like it went numb congested, but no congestion/It is congested in a weird way/ cannot blow nose; Headache; Pain at injection site; Weird tingling and ringing in right ear; Weird tingling and ringing in right ear; Nausea; Anxiety /Anxiety worsened/spiked when she could not feel her nose; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable consumer (patient). A 50-year-old female patient received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, lot number and expiry date unknown), intramuscular in the left arm, on 09Feb2021 13:00, as single dose, for prevention/COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included severe allergies to environmental, sensitivities to some foods, anemia and severe asthma diagnosed in 1973. The patient reported that her dad has COPD, emphysema, high blood pressure, asthma and allergies. Concomitant medications included azelastine hydrochloride (AZELASTINE) taken for allergies from Dec2020; fluticasone propionate (FLONASE) taken for allergies; and an unspecified steroid for asthma. Historical vaccine included live flu vaccine received 20-30 years ago and she was severely ill and sicker than she has ever been as on the brink of going to the ER, but she did not go. On 09Feb2021 at 13:20, 20 minutes after the vaccination, the patient experienced nausea which lasted for 2 hours; and anxiety. The patient never vomited. On 09Feb2021 at 16:00, 3 hours after the vaccination, the patient experienced pain at injection site and weird tingling and ringing in right ear. On 09Feb2021 at 17:00, 4 hours after the vaccination, the patient experienced headache. On 10Feb2021 at 11:00, the patient's right side of nose felt like it went numb congested, but no congestion, could not feel. The whole right side of nose and nostril went numb. It was congested in a weird way and could not blow her nose. The congestion felt like it was plugged but it was different from congestion. It was like it was numb on inside but not on outside. She wanted to know if this was normal. It was reported that her anxiety worsened/spiked when she could not feel her nose. The patient wanted to get shingles vaccine and asked if she should wait, if she should get the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and does she have increased risk because of her first dose experience. The patient had negative COVID test in Jan2021. The patient recovered from the event nausea on 09Feb2021 at 15:20; was recovering from pain at injection site, "weird tingling and ringing in right ear", headache, "right side of nose feels like it went numb congested, but no congestion/whole right side of nose and nostril went numb/could not feel/it was like it was numb on inside but not on outside" and "right side of nose feels like it went numb congested, but no congestion/it is congested in a weird way/ cannot blow nose". The outcome of the event "anxiety /anxiety worsened/spiked when she could not feel her nose" was not recovered.  Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.