Age: 72.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19
Clinical narrative: got tested for Covid on 19Apr2021 and came back positive on 21Apr2021; Initial and Follow-up#1(03May2021): This is a spontaneous report received from contactable consumer. A 72-year-old male received BNT162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot Number: ER8731) via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 15Apr2021 as 1st dose single (at the age of 72-years-old) for COVID-19 immunization. Patient medical history included glaucoma for which patient was diagnosed about 30 years ago, and he has it in both eyes and was ongoing. Concomitant medications included brimonide tartarate, brinzolamide (SIMBRINZA) started this product about a year or year and a half ago and was ongoing, at a dose of 1 drop for 3 times a day for glaucoma; latanoprost, netarsudil mesylate (ROCKLATAN) started this product about a year or year and a half ago and was ongoing, at a dose of one drop into each eye, once daily at bedtime for glaucoma; betaxolol hydrochloride (BETOPTIC S) started this product about a year or year and a half ago and was ongoing, at a dose of one drop each eye, twice daily for glaucoma; omeprazole (PRILOSEC) started this product about a year ago and was ongoing, at a dose of one tablet per day for burping. Adding further about the drug prilosec, patient reported that he needs to see a GI doctor for burping and carrying on. He does not really have heart burn but he has a terrible case of the burps. Patient received first dose of Pfizer BioNTech Covid 19 vaccine on 15Apr2021. He got tested for Covid on 19Apr2021 and came back positive on 21Apr2021.  He is due to receive the second dose of the vaccine this upcoming Thursday (06May2021) but is still not feeling that great and will be able to take it. He has coughing and all this stuff, and believes he got it from his son.  On 19Apr2021 (as reported) patient was tested positive for COVID-19. Transfer agent reported that patient is stating that he did take the COVID19 Vaccine 3 weeks ago, but then ended up after that, he got COVID19. Patient states that it is a bummer, and this COVID has given him hell. Patient had no intentions of catching COVID, and he went the whole year without it, but his son ended up giving it to him. Patient states that he has been going through hell ever since he caught the COVID.  Event details included patient had his COVID test on Monday (19Apr2021) and he got his results on 21Apr2021, and it is still ongoing. Patient states that he woke up this morning and he feels like he cannot walk across the floor because he is coughing and carrying on. Patient also had body pains, chills and a headache. Patient confirmed that all these symptoms started after he contracted COVID19. Patient further stated that he felt good after his first shot, but then his son came in and the patient did not know his son had COVID, and maybe his son did not even know he had it then, but his son called him later and said he had tested positive, so the patient went and got the test, and it came back positive and it has been miserable for the patient since. Patient added that he has no high blood pressure and he is on no cholesterol medications or anything like that.  information included that a product complaint was filed. Reporter seriousness for the event was unspecified. The outcome of the event was not recovered.   No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.