Age: 71.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood count, Circumstance or information capable of leading to medication error, Malaise, Vaccination site pain, X-ray
Clinical narrative: some soreness at the injection site; He thinks the technician who gave him the injection went in a little shallow; He had some discomfort but nothing he couldn't survive; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non-healthcare professional (patient). A 71-years-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection, lot number: ER8734), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in right arm (shoulder) on 02Apr2021 at 12:00 (age at the time of vaccination was 71 years) as dose1, single for covid-19 immunisation at Pharmacy/Drug Store. Medical history included borderline high blood pressure, torn rotator cuff in shoulder, injury to his left knee, a meniscus cartilage tear, head trauma and motorcycle accident (Other Conditions: 1967-1968) all from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Concomitant medication(s) included glucosamine (GLUCOSAMINE), Vitamin C and zinc (ZINC) all taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported; lisinopril (LISINOPRIL) and allopurinol (ALLOPURINOL) both taken for an unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing. No additional vaccines were administered on the same date of Pfizer suspect. On an unspecified date in 2021, the patient experienced some soreness at the injection site, he thinks the technician who gave him the injection went in a little shallow and nailed his bursa in his shoulder and he had some discomfort but nothing he couldn't survive. It was reported that the patient had his Covid 19 vaccines in Apr2021 at a CVS pharmacy. With the first vaccine he knew he would have some soreness at the injection site. He thinks the technician who gave him the injection went in a little shallow and nailed his bursa in his shoulder. He had some discomfort but nothing he couldn't survive. He does take Glucosamine and Vitamin C and has been doing that for a while. It was reported that the patient took Glucosamine and Vitamin C and has been doing that for a while. He states his knees aren't perfect because he's older but he was very flexible and in good shape. Prior to getting the Covid 19 vaccine going up and down stairs was no issue for him. He does stretching so he can handle larger steps and he uses his legs a lot in his business. He provides the following information in a historical context. He has lived with discomfort because he was in a motorcycle accident years ago that caused some head trauma and a shoulder injury, mostly upper body stuff. He reports he can use his knees and he's trying to get his knees to bend more. He's not the type of person who goes on WebMD to look for things. Other than his knees (after second dose) he had no real reaction from the Covid 19 vaccine. He's calling to find out if there was any information or any guidance or a direction for him to take to have his experience looked at or checked, any studies or ideas on how this was potentially treated. He reported he was very active and has a business with exotic animals and children. He reports his father worked all the way into his 80's. He states he likes to dance and he boats and he was planning on retiring the year before last but the Covid 19 virus happened. He had planned on retiring 8 years ago but the recession happened. He doesn't want to retire and do nothing. His dad retired and then had to go to a facility for people with Alzheimer's disease. When probing height the caller reports he used to be 5 feet and 9.75 inches but he guesses he shrunk. He reports he was 5 feet 8.5 inches or 5 feet 9 inches. When probing weight he reports several years ago he was up into the 240 lb. range. He slowly erased 35 lbs. and has kept it off. Second dose received on 25Apr2021 in the right shoulder. Lot was reported as EW0170 and NDC/Expiry was not known. He reported he didn't even feel the second injection. He reports that even before the Covid 19 virus, he and his wife had been doing several things to prevent the spread of any virus. He wipes down his hands and wipes down things he might touch. He carries hand sanitizer. When he goes on cruise ships and airplanes he wipes down the whole ship. His family used to travel and would wipe everything down. He reports he flushes his sinuses and had been doing that for years. His motorcycle accident from years ago affected his sinuses. He also takes his supplements like vitamins and vitamin C and Zinc. He reports he was very fortunate that he was doing things to prevent the spread of the Covid 19 virus. He was 71 years old and his business was wiped out last year from the Covid 19 virus. All he had were bills from the facility, bills from insurance, bills for the cost to feed and care for the animals. He's had some calls for a few outdoor shows but not much. He's also getting some calls for summer programs and summer camps. He thought there was no way he could do summer programs and summer camps unless he got the Covid 19 vaccine because he would be around so many people. When probing medical history he reports he used to play football for the University of Connecticut in 1967-1968 and he did have an injury to his left knee, a meniscus cartilage tear. He opted not to play football anymore because that injury would take 6-8 months to heal. When he was 25 years old he had some scar tissue from his meniscus cartilage injury. But that knee has never given him a problem. He did have a partial arthroscopy done on his right knee in 2000 and that knee hasn't given him any problems either. He's been using his legs his whole life, from playing football and working in the automotive field. He knew something was bound to happen to his knees. He also had his motorcycle accident but that was years ago and caused head trauma, shoulder trauma, mostly upper body injuries. He states he has been taking Glucosamine for his joints and he stays limber and does stretches. Up until the Covid 19 vaccine he had no problems with his knees (after dose 2). His knees were the best they have been in years. He thinks it helps that he doesn't have to run and jump out of bed at 7:00AM to go to work. He wakes up, does his stretches and exercises. His legs have been his strongest asset and all of a sudden, out of no where, for no reason he has knee problems. He's type O blood and he heard that type O blood was helpful against the Covid 19 virus. When he was deciding to take the Covid 19 vaccine, if he wasn't able to get the Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine, he wasn't going to get the other brands because he wasn't 100% sure with those. He was way more comfortable receiving the Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine. When probing medical history he reports he has borderline high blood pressure and some days he doesn't have any blood pressure problems. He also takes Allopurinol for uric acid. He did have an issue with one of his ankles in 2007, maybe a gout attack. He hasn't had an issue with his ankles since 2007. He reports that when he was in Florida he was working with an orthopedic surgeon for his shoulder. He's been living with a torn rotator cuff for years but it's been fine. His dad used to say, use it or lose it. He does go out and he does birthday parties for kids and he does a lot of kneeling, bending, and standing up. When people find out how old he was they can't believe it. A lot of people think that he was in his 50's. He works out. He reports prior to the first Covid 19 vaccine, maybe in the last week of Mar2021, he had a cortisone shot in his left shoulder. On an unspecified date, the patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood count: unknown and x-ray: unknown. The report was not related to a study or programme. The outcome of the events was reported as unknown.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.