Age: 64.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Heart rate, Heart rate decreased, Hypoaesthesia, Magnetic resonance imaging head, Nerve compression
Clinical narrative: possible pinched nerve; TIA; heart rate is low anyways from the medications but it dropped to 35 when she was in the hospital/heart rate dropped; her right arm, the right side of her face, and her right knee were numb/ she has numbness in her right finger and right thumb; face feels like its burning; her vision was kind of blurry; sensational loss in her right hand; caller's sclera looked like her eye was bleeding and her pupil started turning a different color.; caller's sclera looked like her eye was bleeding and her pupil started turning a different color.; eye was super red; rupture of a blood vessel in her eye; blood clot in eye; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable nurse (reported for herself). A 64-years-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot Number: ER2613, expiry date not reported), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 19Mar2021 09:00 at a single dose for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing hypertension from 1900 wherein blood pressure was high prior to her atrial fibrillation medications; A fib (atrial fibrillation) from 2016 and ongoing; and ongoing heartrate low. As a child the caller had the vaccine in the sugar cube (unspecified) and her mouth was swelling from it; and stated that patient's sister was hospitalized after receiving the same vaccine. Family medical history included mom has hypertension. Concomitant medications included apixaban (ELIQUIS) taken for A fib (atrial fibrillation) from an unspecified start date and ongoing at 5 mg twice a day; sotalol taken for A fib (atrial fibrillation) from an unspecified start date and ongoing at 80 mg, twice a day; and diltiazem taken for A fib (atrial fibrillation) from an unspecified start date and ongoing at 180 mg, once a day.  The patient was a healthcare worker and she has had friends who have died from covid. The patient had no previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect and no additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer suspect. Patient had no prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). The patient stated she had the first dose of the vaccine and had a TIA (Apr2021) and rupture of a blood vessel in her eye 20Mar2021. The TIA was on Monday (Apr2021) and she was supposed to have her second dose tomorrow (09Apr2021). She stated she may get it but she is not taking it tomorrow because she is still having residual symptoms. She asked what the length of time she can wait to get it before she has to restart. Patient reported that after she got her first vaccine she had a ruptured blood vessel in her eye the next day (20Mar2021). She put warm and cool compresses on her eye then the ruptured blood vessel subsided. The ruptured blood vessel came back again a few days later and this time it was the entire sclera. She developed blood clots in her eye and the doctor said it probably wasn't from the vaccine (Mar2021). She was supposed to get her second dose of the vaccine tomorrow 09Apr2021 but she was going to hold off for now. She then had a TIA (Mar2021) and became hospitalized because of it from 06Apr2021 to 07Apr2021. The patient has ongoing atrial fibrillation but has been taking her medication religiously. She believed that the TIA was from the vaccine as there was no explanation as to why it happened. Her heart rate was low anyways from the medications (dates unspecified) but it dropped to 35 when she was in the hospital (Apr2021). The patient's primary care provide was not the attending in the hospital when the caller was hospitalized. Furthermore, it was reported that on 21Mar2021, patient's eye was super red but only on one side of her left eye. On Tuesday, 22Mar2021, caller went to see her primary care provider and they told the patient to put a warm compress and no eye drops in her eye, that helped. Then that Friday, 25Mar2021, the patient's sclera looked like her eye was bleeding and her pupil started turning a different color.  Then last Monday (Apr2021), the patient woke up and her right arm, the right side of her face, and her right knee were numb she got up and went to see if she had a facial droop and did not. The patient thought it was from her sleeping wrong, but these symptoms did not go away. The patient went to the Emergency Room where they did a CT of her head and neck, with and without contrast which was negative. The patient was admitted on 06Apr2021 to the observation unit where they did an MRI and ECHO, which were both negative and she was diagnosed with a TIA and possible pinched nerve (Apr2021). The patient denied any heavy lifting prior to this event other than normal day to day things. The patient was discharged on Wednesday 07Apr2021. The patient's face felt like its burning, she has numbness in her right finger and right thumb. Physical therapy and occupational therapy said the patient should be okay but to be careful with things that were hot because she was at risk of burning herself. The second time the patient's eye became red, her vision was kind of blurry (Apr2021) and she didn't know if the blood was in her pupil. The only deficit that the patient has now is sensational loss in her right hand (Apr2021) and that should improve per the occupational therapist at the hospital. The caller was supposed to get the second dose of the vaccine on 09Apr2021 but she doesn't want to take it while she is having these symptoms. Results of tests and procedures for investigation of the patient included: head ct with and without contrast: negative on 06Apr2021; MRI brain: negative on 06Apr2021; Echocardiogram: negative on 07Apr2021; speech evaluation: passed on 07Apr2021. The patient asked what the efficacy is after one dose and if a booster will be needed since she is only protected for 6 months. Patient asked if she needed to restart the series of vaccinations if she doesn't get the second vaccine tomorrow 09Apr2021. The events ruptured blood vessel in eye, blood clot in eye, sclera looked like her eye was bleeding, eye was super red were reported as serious medically significant, and heart rate dropped as life-threatening. As reported, the events required emergency room and physician's office visit.  Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of the events rupture of a blood vessel in her eye, and eye was super red. The outcome of the events reported was unknown. As per reporter, the events ruptured blood vessel in eye, blood clot in eye, and heart rate dropped were related to the covid BioNTech vaccine.; Sender's Comments: Based on the temporal relationship, the association between the reported events with BNT162b2 use can not be fully excluded.  The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to regulatory authorities, Ethics Committees, and Investigators, as appropriate.