Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Body temperature increased, Chills, Fatigue, Headache, Pain
Clinical narrative: cold chills with mild shakes/cold chills with minor shakes; body achy all over; the nerve sensors all over my body are sensitive.; temperature of 100.6; Headache; sore arm at the injection point; Tiredness; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp (patient) via medical information team. A 60-year-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for Injection, Batch/Lot Number: ET6955), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm on 23Mar2021 at 15:55 (3:55 PM) (at the age of 60-year-old) as dose 1, single (1st dose, exact dose unknown, administered through a 3-inch needle) for COVID-19 immunization. The patient medical history included ongoing allergic to penicillin (had a reaction as a young person, the first time she remembers having a reaction is when she had a tonsillectomy at 12-years-old and had a reaction to Penicillin, but she has always known that she had an allergic reaction to Penicillin), ongoing hypertension (diagnosed about 7 years ago, but she was not medicated, she lost a bunch of weight), ongoing obesity (she has been chunky all her life, not officially called obesity until she got older. Probably early 2000s maybe was the first time she heard obesity. She had all her kids), tonsillectomy (had a tonsillectomy at 12 years old), arthritis (she does have arthritis), builds up immunity, allergic to bee stings (senior year, when she was a senior in high school) from 1979 and ongoing; ACL surgery from 2002; COVID-19 from Oct2020 to an unknown date. The patient concomitant medications included lisinopril (probably been on for the last 5 years) at a dose of 40 mg once a day via oral route taken for hypertension from an unspecified start date and ongoing; ibuprofen (started taking that for 2 years now, 3 years in August) at a dose of 800 mg two times a day via oral route taken for left knee- ACL surgery in 2002 (not only is it bone on bone/arthritis, ACL is no longer in place) from Aug2018 and ongoing; vitamin d3 (started taking when she had the Coronavirus, then stopped taking it, but when she went back for her doctor's visit, she suggested she keep taking it in Jan2021, she take it based off of lab) at a dose of 10 ug once a day via oral route taken for coronavirus from Oct2020 and ongoing; vitamin c (ASCORBIC ACID) (onset of covid- Oct 2020, never stopped doing it) at a dose of 1000 mg once a day (drinks one packet daily with orange juice) taken for builds up immunity, kind of healthy from Oct2020 and ongoing; ascorbic acid, biotin, calcium, chromium, copper, folic acid, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nicotinic acid, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, retinol, riboflavin, selenium, thiamine, vitamin b12 nos, vitamin d nos, vitamin e nos, zinc (COMPLETE MULTI VIT) (equate complete multivitamin for adults, had it before, but started taking it consistently in Oct 2020) tablet, once a day via oral route taken for boost immunity from Oct2020 and ongoing. The patient previously took tetanus (10 years ago) and never had a reaction. On an unspecified date in Mar2021, the patient experienced tiredness. On 23Mar2021, the patient experienced sore arm at the injection point. On 24Mar2021, the patient experienced temperature of 100.6, headache, cold chills with mild shakes/cold chills with minor shakes, body achy all over, the nerve sensors all over my body are sensitive. Patient is a 60-year-old female who states she received her first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-10 vaccine yesterday afternoon. She states that today, after a short nap, she began experiencing symptoms which include temperature of 100.6, cold chills with mild shakes, body achy all over, and skin hurting when she touches it like the nerve sensors all over my body are sensitive. She reports that now it seems like it's getting better. She would like to know if it is recommended, she treat these symptoms or ride them out. Patient would like to know if it is possible for these symptoms to be worse when she receives her second dose of the vaccine. Patient is a consumer calling regarding the Vaccination- caller clarified as the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine EUA. Patient stated that she is calling to report side effects. HCP Details: Patient reported she knows the name, but she does not know the address or email address. Patient received the vaccine yesterday, 23Mar2021 around 30:55 PM. Event Details: Patient reported her temperature is 100.6, she took it about an hour ago, when she woke up from a nap- right before she called. Outcome for temperature: Patient stated that when she first took her temperature, it was 100.4 and now its 100.6 so she does not know the outcome yet. Treatment: Patient stated that she needs knee replacement surgery so she is already currently taking two 800 mg of ibuprofen a day. Patient also reports that she has a headache. Patient stated that prior to her taking a two and a half hour nap, there was nothing wrong with her, other than a sore arm at the injection point, but she woke up with all of these symptoms. Outcome for headache: Patient reported that since she has been waiting to talk to Pfizer, she drank two bottles of water and it seems to be improving. Patient mentioned she consumed 32 ounces of water. Patient stated that the sore arm at the injection point started a half hour to an hour after the vaccination and it is still hurting the same as it was yesterday. Patient reported she is experiencing cold chills with minor shakes. Patient stated that it happens periodically and she is wrapped up in a warm blanket. Patient stated that since she is not taking the blanket off, she is not experiencing the shakes right now. Patient reported that her body feels achy all over, describes it as just really achy. Patient stated that she does have Arthritis, but her hands, shoulders and arms on both sides, back, hip joint, and knees hurt and are all achy. Patient describes this as a crazy feeling. Patient reports that she grabbed her own arm because she was cold. When she grabs her arm and she touches her skin, her skin hurts when she rubs it, its like the sensors are very sensitive. Patient explains that her arms, belly, and everywhere she can reach hurt when she touches them. Outcome: Patient stated that she is still sensitive in her arms, but it is starting to go down with the water that she drank. Patient reports she still feels it and it is still sensitive, but it does not hurt to the caliber of when she woke up from her nap prior to drinking 32 ounces of water. Patient reports it is declining and does not hurt as much. Patient reports that she is allergic to Penicillin. Patient mentions that they all had the Coronavirus in Oct2020 patient clarified her and her daughters and she is sure her grandbabies had it too. Patient stated that she wants Pfizer to get the whole view. Patient reports she is taking ibuprofen because of her left knee- she had ACL surgery in 2002, not only is it bone on bone and arthritis, her ACL is no longer in place. Adverse Event (AE) Details- Headache, cold chills with minor shakes, Achy body all over- just really achy: hands, shoulders and arms on both sides, back, hip joint, and knees hurt, When she grabs her arm and she touches her skin, her skin hurts when she rubs it, it feels like the sensors are very sensitive. Her arms, belly, everywhere she can reach hurt when she touches them: Collectively started around 01:00 PM (13:00) Prior to nap, she only had a sore arm at the injection point- this started an hour after injection at about 4:55 PM (16:55). The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included temperature was 100.4 and 100.6. Outcome of the events sore arm at the injection point, cold chills with mild shakes/cold chills with minor shakes was not recovered; temperature of 100.6, body achy all over, tiredness was unknown; headache, the nerve sensors all over my body are sensitive was recovering.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.