Age: 48.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19, Chest pain, Cough, Drug ineffective, Dyspnoea
Clinical narrative: Drug Ineffective; felt like she had Covid plus the flu; very congested chest; Flu like symptoms; Chest pain; Cough; Shortness of breath; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient).  This 48-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), the first dose (Lot # EL1283) intramuscular at single dose in the right arm on 15Jan2021 and the second dose at single dose in the left arm on 03Feb2021 11:30, for covid-19 immunisation.  Medical history included exposure to sars-cov-2 in Dec2020 (Her mother ended up positive for Covid and she was exposed to her and showed symptoms). There were no concomitant medications.   On 03Feb2021, the patient experienced felt like she had Covid plus the flu with outcome of recovered on 05Feb2021, very congested chest with outcome of recovered on 06Feb2021, flu like symptoms with outcome of recovered on 05Feb2021, chest pain with outcome of recovered on 05Feb2021, cough with outcome of recovered on 06Feb2021, shortness of breath with outcome of recovered on 06Feb2021. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included oxygen saturation: normal on an unspecified date, sars-cov-2 antibody test: positive  on an unspecified date. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of felt like she had covid plus the flu, flu like symptoms. The events were described as follows: Patient said that she had some weird side effects from the 2nd vaccine, but not the first dose and believes that she had Covid in Dec2020.  Patient said that she had flu like symptoms, she said it felt like she had Covid plus the flu. She said that she also had chest pain, a very congested chest, a cough, and shortness of breath. She did not have that with Covid. She said that her symptoms came on about 10 hours after the vaccination and were gone within 48 hours.  Patient said that she does not know if having Covid so recently plays into it at all. Patient said that she received the last dose on 03Feb2021 at 1130. Patient said that the phlegm started in her throat and she had the chills. She woke up with the whole shebang. She stated that it got worse by the next day. She said that she did not feel a thing from the first injection and had no side effects. She never tested positive for Covid in Dec2020. Her mother ended up positive for Covid and she was exposed to her and showed symptoms. She had exhaustion vertigo, and general feeling of being unwell with Covid. She had all of that again, but she was told not to expect anything respiratory. She got concerned with the chest pain, cough, phlegm, and shortness of breath.  She saw the doctor on 05Feb2021 and she was instructed not to take anything because it could affect the vaccine, but her symptoms went away within 48 hours.  She said that she felt like the congestion felt like a allergic reaction for her, said that it was hard to swallow, and had a lot of phlegm in her throat. She said that it is not inherently different if you were allergic to flowers.  Chest pain she described like you are full of phlegm and like there is inflammation. Shortness of breath: Feel panicky when you try to breath and you feel the phlegm. Patient said that when she gets sick she does have a tendency to get upper respiratory infections. Like with a cold that she would end up with a cough that would linger a little bit. She still thinks getting the vaccine was worth it. She just wished that it would have been a listed side effect, because when it is not, you panic. Most people are worried about the shortness of breath. She reported that her O2 levels were ok when she checked.   Doctor gave her a vitamin IV to make her feel better. Told her that her lungs were clear and it was all upper respiratory.