Age: 80.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Dysgeusia, Malaise
Clinical narrative: I am getting that horrible taste from the shot (Covid 19 vaccine) in my mouth; It is still there bothering me; I am tasting the horrible side effect of salt; I can't get rid of it in my mouth; It is like I am eating horrible amount of salt or I swallowed the ocean water; I feel like I am going to get sick but it doesn't go away; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 80 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left (Lot number: EN6205) at the age of 80 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "High Blood Pressure" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; TELMISARTAN; CHLORTHALIDONE. The following information was reported: DYSGEUSIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "I am getting that horrible taste from the shot (Covid 19 vaccine) in my mouth; It is still there bothering me"; DYSGEUSIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "I am tasting the horrible side effect of salt; I can't get rid of it in my mouth; It is like I am eating horrible amount of salt or I swallowed the ocean water"; MALAISE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "I feel like I am going to get sick but it doesn't go away". Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of dysgeusia, dysgeusia, malaise.  Additional information: Consumer stated, "I hope that you can give me information because I have a problem, I am 80 years old (not clarified). I did get the shot (Clarified as Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine) Saturday at 3 O'clock and what I need to ask you is, could you tell me some of the chemicals or whatever that is in this drug and I will tell you why, for most of my life I have been a person, I know it sounds weird but every time I get around certain cleaning chemicals, fertilizers, gasoline or anything like that I taste it in my mouth. I have to be very careful even fertilizers that is in bags. When I got two-part shingle shot (Unspecified Shot) I even tasted that, I know this sounds weird." Consumer further stated, "So, I get the shot at 3 O'clock and within 4-5 minutes while I was sitting there, I had this horrible, horrible chemical taste in my mouth and my husband said, is something wrong with you and I said, I am getting that horrible taste from the shot (Covid 19 vaccine) in my mouth. He said, what do you want to talk, and I said no I am sure it will go away. Well, in the next 40 minutes or so I am tasting the horrible side effect of salt, it's like I cannot explain it and I can't get rid of it in my mouth. It's almost to the point if I am not eating or drinking something I feel like I am going to get sick, but it doesn't go away. It is like I am eating horrible amount of salt, or I swallowed the ocean water. I don't know it is hard to explain but it is a salt taste, and it has been since Saturday. Is this going to go away? How is it going to affect me on the next shot? Is there chemicals in there which is full of salt? I need to know." Treatment: Consumer stated, "No. I did nothing. I did not take any treatment, I did not. I thought it will go away but it is still there bothering me, so I thought I will call Monday."  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.