Age: 42.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, UNK
Symptoms: Magnetic resonance imaging, Memory impairment, Muscle twitching, Neuralgia, Ocular discomfort
Clinical narrative: couldn't differentiate the tingling in hands and feet from shot or from that; sharp pain jolt behind eyes/eyes hurt; icreamed; Her hand eye coordination was off as well and she wasn't able to be accurate on keyboard and her cursive was off; Whole body still weak; sharp pain jolt behind eyes, left one in particular so bad she screamed and the nerves went all the way to finger tips; Twitching of face when do certain movements; brain zaps and brain buzzing began; numbness to right side of face to neck/made its way to left side; Horrible headache; fatigue; felt pressure behind her right eye; felt in a fog; forgetful mid conversation; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable other health professional (patient). A 42-year-old female patient (not pregnant at the time of vaccination) received the first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, EL0140), intramuscular on 23Dec2020 08:00 at single dose at right arm for COVID-19 immunization; prednisone via an unspecified route of administration from an unspecified date to an unspecified date (for 4 days) at 50 mg for an unspecified indication. Medical history included Known allergis: latex, contrast dye. Concomitant medication included the first dose of influenza vaccine (FLU) on 30Nov2020 at single dose at right arm for immunization. Facility where the most recent COVID-19 vaccine was administered at Hospital. The patient received other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. It was reported that Day 1: on 23Dec2020 08:15, the patient felt pressure behind her right eye after shot, felt in a fog, forgetful mid conversation. Day 2. (24Dec2020) Horrible headache started, fatigue. Day 3 (25Dec2020) brain zaps and brain buzzing began, headache, fatigue, numbness to right side of face to neck. By day 5 (27Dec2020) made its way to left side. Twitching of face when do certain movements. Her Dr gave her Prednisone and she took 50 mg for 4 days and stopped because she couldn't differentiate the tingling in hands and feet from shot or from that. Still brain zaps, newest issue sharp pain jolt behind eyes, left one in particular so bad she screamed and the nerves went all the way to finger tips. Her hand eye coordination was off as well and she wasn't able to be accurate on keyboard and her cursive was off. Whole body still weak, eyes hurt. Head a lot better than a day ago but still having buzzing and twitching. Today was day 18. She was awaiting an MRI with contrast on Friday hoping it got moved sooner as she was scared to what was going on. The adverse events result in Doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit and Emergency room/department or urgent care. Treatment received for the adverse events included CT/MRI/Optic Nerve Scan/Pain Shot/Meds for Zaps. The events were non-serious per the reporter. Prior to vaccination, the patient wasn't diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient had been tested for COVID-19. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included Nasal Swab: negative on 28Dec2020. The action taken in response to the events for prednisone was permanently withdrawn on an unspecified date. The outcome of the events reported as not recovered.; Sender's Comments: A possible causal association between administration of BNT162B2 and the onset of all these reported serious events might not be fully excluded, considering the plausible temporal relationship.  The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to Regulatory Authorities, Ethics Committees and Investigators, as appropriate.