Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Oropharyngeal pain, Pain, Pyrexia, SARS-CoV-2 test, Sinusitis
Clinical narrative: We are both sick.; sore throat; going into sinuses, watery eyes,; deep cough; body aches; chills; low grade temperature; We are nauseated; This is a spontaneous report from a non-contactable consumer or other non HCP (patient's wife).   A 62-years-old male patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot number was not reported), via an unspecified route of administration on 06Apr2021, as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The patient's wife was saying she has a cold and under the weather. had our first covid vaccine shot 06 APR 2021, second shot due Thursday, should they go through with-it, her and another unspecified person. The reporter stated that, she and her husband received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on 06 Apr2021. The second dose is due this Thursday. The patient's wife stated that, she started getting sick with whatever on 21Apr2021 or 22Apr2021, the patient also started to get the same thing 48 hours after me. We are both sick. We were scheduled, the patient's wife doesn't know that she should go and get it. She was perplexed, we were both healthy, she was having a little more compromised system. It is so ironic that he was sick with the same stuff as she was. Everyone she talk to, they say 24 to 48 hours afterward they have symptoms". On 21Apr2021 (Wednesday), she came down with sore throat, next day on 22Apr2021, started going into sinuses, watery eyes, 3rd day, heavy drainage, and then deep cough, mucously deep cough. She said she had a cold, It was spring time. Now her husband is getting the same stuff. We are both 62 years old. Low grade fevers 99. to 99.5 my norm is 97.7 his is 98. Coughing, runny nose, blowing noses and taking care of it with Tylenol for body aches, chills, Tussin for coughing and nose drainage. She already cancelled routine dental clinic that she was supposed to have tomorrow. Both scheduled Thursday morning at 10am. They both sick and they were like trying to figure out if they should go get it. They did have body aches, chills and low-grade temperature, today (26Apr2021) I have a little bit of diarrhea. We are nauseated". Caller states that they were hearing, "they have a lot of family and friends, that you do get a lot of effects from booster, knowing how we feel was it safe for us to get the booster. Because they were already feeling they were sick, were they going to get a continuation of being sick again. Are we going to turn worse, she am a type 2 Diabetic. They both were tested negative for covid. Her Husband speaking to physician and they are going to get a consult online with the PA. It could just be a virus and springtime allergies. She had a side effect after the first dose of the vaccine. Should I get the second dose. It was reported that, the symptoms may include: fever or chills and cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and diarrhea. Explained that Pfizer was unable to assess causality of side effects she was experiencing and referred to HCP for recommendations. It was reported that, should not get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose of the vaccine or if you had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient of the vaccine. The decision to receive the second dose for any other reason cannot be made by Pfizer. They refer you to speak to your healthcare provider about the risks of the vaccine compared to the risks of potentially not being fully protected against COVID-19 infection. Your healthcare provider knows your health situation and has access to information that can better help inform this decision. They asked are side effects worse after the booster. Side effects after your second shot may be more intense than the ones you experienced after your first shot. These side effects are normal signs that your body was building protection and should go away within a few days. In clinical trials, reactogenicity symptoms (side effects that happen within 7 days of getting vaccinated) were common but were mostly mild to moderate. Side effects (such as fever, chills, tiredness, and headache) throughout the body were more common after the second dose of the vaccine.  No follow-up attempts are needed; information about lot/batch number cannot be obtained.