Age: 69.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: FLU4
Symptoms: Hypertension, Immediate post-injection reaction, Malaise, Syringe issue
Clinical narrative: strange feeling run up left arm and into neck and lower face, then legs had that same feeling/feeling yucky all over; blood pressure has been elevated; light headed; general malaise; fatigue; had temperature of 100.0 Farad; Initial information was received on 11-Oct-2021 regarding an unsolicited valid non-serious case from a consumer/non-healthcare professional via Regulatory authority (under reference 00806707).  This case involves a 69-year-old female patient who had strange feeling run up left arm and into neck and lower face, then legs had that same feeling/feeling yucky all over (feeling abnormal), blood pressure has been elevated (blood pressure increased), light headed (dizziness), general malaise (malaise), fatigue, had temperature of 100.0 farad (pyrexia), after receiving INFLUENZA QUADRIVAL A-B HIGH DOSE HV VACCINE [FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE QUADRIVALENT].  The patient's past medical treatment(s), vaccination(s), concomitant medication(s) and family history were not provided.  At the time of the event, the patient had ongoing hypertension. She takes medication for high blood pressure and it runs normally.   On 06-Oct-2021, the patient received a dose of 0.7mL suspect INFLUENZA QUADRIVAL A-B HIGH DOSE HV VACCINE (once, lot number and expiry date were not reported) via intramuscular route in the left arm for prophylactic vaccination.  On 06-Oct-2021, the patient developed non-serious strange feeling run up left arm and into neck and lower face, then legs had that same feeling/feeling yucky all over (feeling abnormal), blood pressure has been elevated (blood pressure increased), light headed (dizziness), general malaise (malaise), fatigue, had temperature of 100.0 farad (pyrexia) (on the same day), following the administration of INFLUENZA QUADRIVAL A-B HIGH DOSE HV VACCINE.  It was reported "the caller stated that she received the FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE QUADRIVALENT vaccine on 6 OCT 2021. The caller stated that she heard a noise coming from the syringe during the injection. The caller stated that she experienced side effects after receiving the injection. The callers stated that immediately after she received her injection she had a strange feeling run up her left arm and into her neck and lower face, then her legs had that same feeling. She could not describe the feeling, she denied pain or numbness. Then she started feeling yucky all over and light headed. That evening she had temperature of 100.0 Farad. They did call her Doctor and was told to take tylenol. Her temperature was normal the next morning but the general malaise/fatigue has continued and the yucky feeling. She wants to know when the symptoms will go away, could the way the vaccination was given cause these symptoms. She said that she always gets flu shots but has never felt this way before. She also said that her blood pressure has been elevated. She takes medication for high blood pressure and it normally runs 130/? but since since the vaccination it has been around 170/91. She also stated that when she was given her injection she also heard a gurgling noise come from the pre-filled syringe."  Relevant laboratory test results included: Blood pressure measurement - On 06-Oct-2021: [around 170/91] Body temperature - On 06-Oct-2021: 100 Farad  The patient was treated with PARACETAMOL (TYLENOL).  On 07-Oct-2021, the patient was recovered from the event pyrexia but the outcome was unknown for the rest of events.  There will be no information available on the lot number for this case.