Age: 62.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Lip swelling, Mouth swelling, Piloerection, Rash, Swollen tongue
Clinical narrative: blood pressure went up to 180/blood pressure was 188 over something, she forgot the bottom number; rash, hot flash on her face; rash, hot flash on her face; mouth and lips began to swell; mouth and lips began to swell/lips started to swell; had difficulty in breathing; tongue started to swell; hair on her arms raised up; she got red; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer reporting for herself. This 62-year-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation: solution for injection), (Lot number: EN6205, Expiry date not reported) via unspecified route of administration in right arm on 12Mar2021 14:00 (at age of 62-year-old) as single dose for COVID-19 Immunization. Patient medical history included ongoing hypothyroid, ongoing idiopathic swelling. Patient had allergic to allergic to sulfa drugs, shellfish, mangoes and eggs. Allergy to sulfa, she reports she had a urinary tract infection, and they gave her Bactrim. She's going to say it was in the year 2000 and she broke out in hives. She stated that the shellfish might have something to do with high iodine content interacting with her thyroid meds. Family history included her husband had stage 3 kidney failure. It was reported that, when probing for adverse events with prior vaccinations she reports when she was little, she had 2 shot records full of shots because her dad was working and they traveled all the time, that was in the 1960's. She had to have a vaccine for everything. Her husband was working also. She did not like shots and probably hasn't had a vaccine since 1985 and it was probably for yellow fever or something like that. Patient concomitant medications included levothyroxine (125mcg 1 tablet per day) used for thyroid from 20-30 years and ongoing, hydrochlorothiazide, triamterene (TRIAMTERENE HCTZ) 75-50 (1 tablet per day) used for idiopathic swelling from 20-30 years and ongoing. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. Prior to vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient has not been tested for COVID-19. Caller stated that she got the Covid 19 vaccine on 12Mar2021 and had a reaction within 2 minutes. she had a reaction where the hair on her arms raised up. Then her lips and tongue started to swell. She got red, rash, hot flash on her face and her blood pressure went up to 180 or 188 over something, she forgot the bottom number. She stated that she had difficulty in breathing due to the swelling, mouth and lips began to swell. Emergency medical technicians monitored her at the facility after the vaccine. She stayed for about 45 minutes after receiving her vaccine. Her blood pressure went down and the swelling in her mouth went down. The Emergency Medical Technicians told her to call her doctor to see if she gets the second Covid 19 vaccine. She was not sure if she should get the second one, if she gets the second Covid 19 vaccine, she should get it at a doctor office or at the hospital in case she needs an epinephrine pen or if the reaction was worse. She reached out to her doctor on Monday,15Mar2021 and yesterday,17Mar2021, and doctor advised that she not get the second Covid 19 vaccine. They asked her if she wanted to go to the hospital, she said no. That would mean more needles and an IV. The Emergency medical technician talked about her taking a Benadryl when she got home but she did not take the Benadryl because she was feeling better. Patient underwent lab test and procedures include blood measurement was 188 over something/went up to 180 on unspecified date. Patient did not visit any emergency room. The outcome of the events blood pressure increased, tongue started to swell, hair on her arms raised up and she got red resolved on 12Mar2021, while the event lips started to swell was recovering and all other events was unknown.   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.