Age: 60.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Lip pain, Lip swelling, Oral herpes, Vaccination site pain, Vaccination site paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: fever blister and cold sore; swollen lip; Sore on the edge of lip; sore right arm (injection site); sore right arm (injection site), it was just tingling; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 60-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Lot Number: EN6207 and expiration date was not reported), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Right on 17Mar2021 11:10 (at the age of 60-yearts-old) at dose 1, single for covid-19 immunization. Medical history included ongoing hypertension since the 80s, road traffic accident from 2012 experiences short term memory loss related to this event, he was overweight and has gained a lot and was about 260. Concomitant medication included water pill (he does have to use the bathroom since he took his water pill about three to four hours ago at the time of report) and blood pressure medication. The patient previously took flu and tetanus shot. After vaccination, reporter stated everything was okay as he just had a sore in right arm. When he washed his face on Friday morning (19Mar2021), it felt like something bitten him, like a sting on his lip. After he washed his face his lip swelled up and has been swollen since. It has gone down now at the time of report and it was like a fever blister or cold sore. He stated he was a medical specialist but that was back in 1981 to 1984. Reporter stated his doctor gives him his blood pressure medication. Caller stated his doctor has nothing to do with it and there was no need to contact his doctor as the doctor does not know the caller went to get the vaccine. Reporter further stated that he was really debating on the second vaccine and he needs to talk to someone that says if he should as he has no desire to get it as of now. He took the shot on 17Mar2021 at 11:10am and at 11:25 he had been out for 15 minutes. He has taken Benadryl for a couple days but is not taking it now. Caller stated the sore has been there and he washed his face and the scab peeled and he has been picking at it and it was more of an irritant but no pain and stated it was like a fever blister or cold sore. He had swollen lip on 19Mar2021 but not severe and was still ongoing and it might be a little less or still the same and told it was not as sore because it swelled up then blister then that is where he is at. Patient had sore on the edge of lip, it was like a sting or bite mark and then turned seemingly like cold sore but he does not know and was ongoing. It was kind of worse because when he washes his face it peels or when he touches it or wipes it but he has been putting Vaseline on it but the scab keeps getting disturbing because of the cold sore which was basically what it was. Caller stated if someone has had one they know what he is talking about it is just irritating. He had sore right arm just at the injection site because of the vaccination and it was just sore for a day in a half like a regular vaccination usually that one gets from like the flu shot or tetanus. Manufacturer, NDC, lot number, expiration unknown for the flu shot and tetanus shot. Caller stated it was just tingling for a day and a half and he expected it and it did not feel like it was sore and everything was normal until Friday. Caller stated he has recovered completely and has no soreness in arm. The most recent vaccine was administered at old building where they play hockey under the garage so no it was not a specified facility. The outcome of the event swollen lip was not recovered; Sore on the edge of lip was recovering; sore right arm (injection site), it was just tingling was recovered; fever blister and cold sore was unknown.  No follow-up attempts are possible; no further information expected.