Age: 61.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Vaccination site haemorrhage
Clinical narrative: Woke up with heart palpitations/Heart pounding; Felt like she was going to die/Fuzzy in the head; Blood shot out of her arm when the needle was pulled out.; Stuck the needle in it hurt really badly; Bruise; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 61 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (COMIRNATY), administered in arm left, administration date 10Nov2021 (Lot number: FH80Z0) at the age of 61 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Hip replacement", start date: 13Aug2021 (unspecified if ongoing); "she does not drink or smoke" (unspecified if ongoing); "she does not drink or smoke" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: PALPITATIONS (non-serious) with onset 11Nov2021 03:00, outcome "unknown", described as "Woke up with heart palpitations/Heart pounding"; FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious) with onset 11Nov2021 03:00, outcome "unknown", described as "Felt like she was going to die/Fuzzy in the head"; CONTUSION (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Bruise"; VACCINATION SITE HAEMORRHAGE (non-serious) with onset 10Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Blood shot out of her arm when the needle was pulled out."; FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious) with onset 10Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Stuck the needle in it hurt really badly". The events "woke up with heart palpitations/heart pounding" and "felt like she was going to die/fuzzy in the head" were evaluated at the emergency room visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information: It was reported that, the caller was scheduled to have the second dose of the purple cap Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on 01Dec2021 and was asked whether she should get it or not. Enquired, the caller stated, she was glad to be speaking with a live person instead of a recording. The caller stated that, she was scheduled to have her second shot tomorrow and was scared. Stated that, she was called to make a formal report. Stated that, she would also like to know what was the recommendation when people call in with side effects and what should she do. The caller stated that, her appointment for the second vaccine was tomorrow at the same place where she got her first vaccine. Stated that, her appointment was at 09:10 in the morning. The caller stated that, she made her appointments at the facility instead of a drug store in case anything was to happen. Stated that, she has never had problems like these before. Declined to provide mailing address, alternative phone number or email address. The caller stated that, she was currently in between Primary Healthcare Providers. Declined to provide HCP information. Stated that, she hasn't had palpitations since her emergency room visit on 21Nov2021. Stated that, she felt like she was going to have them last week but did not. The caller stated that, she could feel the vaccine going down her bicep. Blood shot out of her arm when the needle was pulled out. Caller stated that, she asked the lady who gave her the vaccine whether this was normal. Caller stated that, the lady was evasive and told her it was normal and stated that, she felt the lady was surprised though. The caller stated that, the vaccine was only supposed to go into the muscle not the vein. The caller stated that, did the lady hit her vein. How would they ever know. Stated, that was why she had this heart situation. Did it went into her circulatory system. Stated that, the caller denied any other medications, medical conditions, labs, testing or treatments relevant to these events. Stated that, she takes no medications, no drugs, she did not drink or smoke and was not in bad health. Stated that, she did tell the lady who gave her the vaccine. Stated that, the caller had hip replacement on 13Aug2021. Stated that, puts her in about the fourth month of post-operative recovery. Stated that, the lady who gave her the vaccine told her that did not matter and it was still okay for the caller to get vaccinated. Caller stated that, she has not had any other adverse events following vaccines that she can recall. Stated that, she travelled a lot and had inoculations to go to # and #.  Stated that, she just had normal soreness and bruise. Stated that, she also had a bruise with the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. The caller stated that, she got the vaccine because she was in withheld City and had been unable to work. Stated that, she felt it was time to get vaccinated. She stated that, everyone told her they recommended the Pfizer Vaccine. The caller stated, prior to that, she was leaning towards getting the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Stated that, she chose the Pfizer Vaccine. Stated that, she cannot work in universities without an exemption, a medical or religious exemption, but that she has friends who got medical exemptions from the vaccine and then got fired. Relevant tests were reported as none.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information expected.