Age: 53.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Feeling hot, Hypoaesthesia, Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia, Pruritus
Clinical narrative: Left-sided numbness from the ear to the face, arm, leg and all the way down to the knee; Skin started to itch below the shot; Felt pins and needles in her arm; Arm is sore; Left side of her face and ear feel hot; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 53-years-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTEC COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot number: EW0187 and expiry date was not reported), via an unspecified route of administration, in Arm Left, on 24May2021 at 12:20 PM (age at vaccination: 53 years), as dose 1, single dose for COVID-19 immunization. The patient taking Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine due to autoimmune problems. Vaccine was not administered at Facility. The patient's medical history included T Cell Mediated in 2014, Alopecia areata in 1976, and ongoing oral lichen planus (now she has flare up of oral lichen planus; from 2015 or 2016). Concomitant medications were not reported. Past drug included Zyrtec (10mg; take once daily by mouth) for sinuses. The patient did not receive any vaccine prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). The patient did not have any family medical history relevant to adverse events. On 24May2021 at 12:45, the patient experienced left-sided numbness from the ear to the face, arm, leg and all the way down to the knee. She took benadryl as her pharma-cist's recommendation but did not work to relieve her symptoms. The patient wanted to know how long will it last and if other people have experienced this effect before. The patient also added that her arm was sore on 24May2021. I asked patient if she was experiencing swelling or any other symptom besides numbness, she confirmed no such symptoms. As per patient, numbness started in her arm 20 mins after she received the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, and then spread to left side of the face. She mentioned that it comes and goes but did not fully go away. She also added that the left side of her face and ear feel hot. The patient stated about one half an hour later her left arm was numb and then it went to her left leg, left side of her face and left ear. She waited a while. They had heard of this and they recommended she take Benadryl but she was wondering how long will this last. She reported about five minutes after she got the shot she noticed that her skin started to itch below the shot on 24May2021 at 12:30 PM and then she felt pins and needles in her arm - which her husband thought was just anxiety. She had left side numbness from her ear, face, whole arm and leg from her knee up to her groin. It felt like novacaine. It was not as intense now but she could still feel it. It all happened in 15 minutes. Mentioned it seems like her face and her ear also feel warm. She was not sure if they were warm. She thought it was getting better; it was not getting worse; seems like it was going away and then it comes back; it never fully goes away. She was afraid to get the vaccine and afraid not to get it. She was sup-posed to go back for the second dose on 14Jun2021. The adverse events did not required a visit to emergency room and physician office. There was a product complaint and description of product complaint include consumer reporting an AE for the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine mentions about one half an hour later her left arm was numb and then it went to her left leg, left side of her face and left ear. Adds she waited a while, the she called Walgreens. They had heard of this and they recommended she take Benadryl. Clarifies her husband pur-chased over the counter Benadryl chewables and she took two. Provides for Benadryl UPC code 30045 0553 201; lot SJC007; and expiration date Jun2023. Product strength and count size dispensed: not provided. Additional lot numbers: none. Is a sample of the product available to be returned, if requested (Y/N): yes. Packaging sealed and intact? not provided. Outcome of the event skin started to itch below the shot was recovered on 24May2021, left-sided numbness from the ear to the face, arm, leg and all the way down to the knee was not recovered, and for all other events, it was unknown.