Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Hypoaesthesia oral, Pharyngeal hypoaesthesia, Pharyngeal swelling, Sensory disturbance
Clinical narrative: throat swelling/numbness; throat swelling/numbness; lips feeling numb; Her face up to below her eyes was starting to feel numb; the rest of her left side of her head, and her ear was feeling numb; Her left arm was feeling a little bit less sensation than her other arm; a little tired; short of breath; Her esophagus going down the first few inches of her chest was feeling numb; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 60-years-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (BNT162B2, Solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6200, Expiration date: Unknown) via intramuscularly administered, in left arm on 09Mar2021 at 07:10 am (At the age of 60-years-old) as 1 ST DOSE, SINGLE for Covid-19 immunization. The patient medical history included Asthma, gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hypertension, Migraines, Anxiety, Hypothyroidism. The patient concomitant medications were not reported. The patient has seasonal allergies and often rashes and reactions to drugs. Patient makes the comment that patient was canary in a coal mine. It was reported that all medical history were long-term and patient has had them all for more than 20 years, and some conditions, she has had longer than 20 years. It was reported that there were no prior vaccinations within 4 weeks of vaccination. It was reported that the patient received the vaccine on 09Mar2021 at 7:10 am in the morning and she felt fine until the afternoon. By 1:00 pm, patient started feeling a little tired, may be a little short of  breath, very slightly. At about 3:00 pm, patient started feeling like her throat was swelling, like it might swell shut. It was only on her left side. By that time, patient drove herself to the (emergency room) ER and when she got there, it was 3:45 pm. Patient's throat felt numb, and it felt like it was swelling. Her face up to below her eyes was starting to feel numb and lips were feeling numb. Patient clarifies the numbness was only on the left side and esophagus going down the first few inches of her chest was feeling numb. It was all on the left side. Then, the rest of her left side of her head, and her ear was feeling numb. Her left arm was feeling a little bit less sensation than her other arm. Patient was checked out and looked at the ER and was told, there was no swelling, no muscle weakness, no drooping or swelling of her face or mouth. Patient just had that feeling of numbness. She confirms all of the numbness was on the left side which is where patient received the vaccine. Patient confirms that she was not admitted into the hospital. She was only seen and discharged from the ER. They checked patient to make sure she did not have a stroke, or bells palsy. On 09Mar2021, the patient had blood test and EKG showed unknown. Patient was seen at the ER and treated with Benadryl, Pepcid, and sent home last night. About midnight, patient took a couple of Benadryl because it had worn off and patient was feeling numbness again. Patient took 20 mg of Pepcid AC which she takes for reflux anyway this morning. Patient was only experiencing a little bit of numbness, very slight. The outcome of all the events were recovering.  Description of product complaint was as follows: When probed for any product information for the medication patient has taken in treatment of her symptoms, patient explains she doesn't know what they gave her in the hospital. Patient took Benadryl last night at home and clarifies its probably a generic that came from pharmacy . Patient clarifies its out of the package so she cannot provide a specific name for what she was taking. (Manufacturer: , Lot: P120251, Expiry date: May2023). Patient clarifies she took a pharmacy Generic of Pepcid AC, 20mg (Lot: 0CE2921A, Expiry date: Jan2022). No further details were provided or obtained. No follow up attempts were possible. No further information was expected.