Age: 65.0
Sex: U
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Incorrect route of product administration, Vaccination site pain
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Other HCP). The reporter is the patient. A 65 year-old patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), subcutaneous, administered in deltoid right, administration date 13Nov2021 13:00 (Lot number: PAA 173697) at the age of 65 years as dose 3 (booster), single for Covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose: 1st, Time (24hr): 13:00, Site and route of injection: L deltoid, Route of administration: Intramuscular., Batch/lot number: ER8735, Expiry date: Jul2021), administration date: 31Mar2021, when the patient was 65 years old, for Covid-19 Immunization; Bnt162b2 (Dose: 2nd, Time (24hr): 11:00, Site and route of injection: L deltoid, Batch/lot number: ER8731, Expiry date: Jul2021), administration date: 21Apr2021, when the patient was 65 years old, for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: INCORRECT ROUTE OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION (non-serious) with onset 13Nov2021 13:00, outcome "unknown", described as "proceeded to pinch up 2 inches of subcutaneous fat on my deltoid area thing and did not aspirate/did not give me an IM injection"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "The area is still sore". Additional Information: It was reported that patient went for a Covid vaccine booster shot. Patient was a nurse for 40 years so asked the pharmacist to aspirate on injection. Patient reported that patient have drawn blood on an IM injection in patient career but seemed to think impervious to such a thing & did not aspirate. Plus, proceeded to pinch up 2 inches of subcutaneous fat on my deltoid area & inject the Covid-19 vaccine! He did not give me an IM injection. Now patient informing various stores pharmacists to see if they can advise how long it will take the vaccine to absorb from fat to muscle. Fortunately, pharmacist made patient worry less by reminding that most deltoid subcutaneous fat tends to dangle behind & below the deltoid muscle; that as long as pharmacist stayed center deltoid patient should get full effect of the booster even though pharmacist pinched instead of a flat direct shot. Patient don't know who taught the pharmacist, but it was wrong to pinch up skin for an IM injection unless it was emaciated. Patient was 20 pounds overweight. There are people who believe that vaccine side effects are caused by nurses/pharmacists not aspirating & injecting vaccine directly into the blood-stream. Patient had a friend whose hand swelled & was still swollen weeks later after an injection. Was his injection given by someone too arrogant to learn proper technique. I want nothing from you. I am just sharing information. The lot number for bnt162b2 was not provided and will be requested during follow up. Follow-up (28Dec2021): This is a spontaneous follow-up report from a contactable Nurse. This Nurse (Patient) reported in response to HCP letter sent which included that: Age, Historical vaccination. Product code and information. New event "Vaccination site pain". Event onset date and Outcome. Clinical information in the narrative have been amended accordingly. The lot number for bnt162b2 was not provided and will be requested during follow up. Follow-Up (05Jan2022): Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected. Follow-up (11Jan2022): This is a spontaneous follow-up report received from a contactable consumer. This consumer reported for a patient in response to Non HCP letter sent. Updated information: Patient's date of birth and historical vaccine expiry detail. Booster event was removed. Additional details: Patient did not have any family medical history relevant to adverse events. No relevant tests were taken by the patient. Patient did not take specific relevant test for thromboembolic events with thrombocytopenia. No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.