Age: 63.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Insomnia, Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Nerve injury, Pain
Clinical narrative: Left hand felt like it was asleep; Hand very stiff; Left arm sore; I was diagnosed that upon being stuck by the needle a Nerve was hit; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) for a Pfizer sponsored program. The reporter is the patient.  A 63 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 29Dec2021 14:40 (Lot number: 331308A) at the age of 63 years as dose 3 (booster), single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "high blood pressure" (ongoing), notes: Since the 80s probably, runs in her family. Concomitant medication(s) included: AMLODIPINE taken for hypertension (ongoing); VALSARTAN taken for hypertension (ongoing). Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose 1,, She did have a sore arm the day after just like she did with the first two shots,, LOT-ER8735, got them all in the left arm), administration date: 07Apr2021, when the patient was 63 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "sore arm"; Bnt162b2 (Dose 2,, She did have a sore arm the day after just like she did with the first two shots,, LOT- not listed on card, got them all in the left arm), administration date: 29Apr2021, when the patient was 63 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "sore arm". The following information was reported: INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH DEVICE (non-serious) with onset 29Dec2021 14:40, outcome "unknown", described as "I was diagnosed that upon being stuck by the needle a Nerve was hit"; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset 30Dec2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Left arm sore"; FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious) with onset 23Jan2022, outcome "not recovered", described as "Left hand felt like it was asleep"; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS (non-serious) with onset 23Jan2022, outcome "not recovered", described as "Hand very stiff". The events "left arm sore", "left hand felt like it was asleep" and "hand very stiff" were evaluated at the physician office visit and emergency room visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pain in extremity, feeling abnormal, musculoskeletal stiffness.  Additional information: The concomitant products amlodipine: been taking a long time, probably since the 80s or something and valsartan: been taking for years. Patient states, she went to urgent care, that she got a prescription. After her booster vaccine patient did have a sore arm the day after just like she did with the first two shots, got them all in the left arm. It has now been almost three weeks, almost a month this weekend, her arm has been very sore like when she reaches back to get something or scratch her back, states it has not gotten better. When patient woke up, she sleeps on her side, her left hand felt like it was asleep, it has had that feeling, cannot use it to do certain things, has to use her right hand for everything. Doctor concluded that when patient got the injection in her arm at the, but it took them over an hour to get to her and when he stuck her they usually squeeze your arm a little when they stick you and he did not when he gave her the booster, the doctor thinks they must have struck a nerve. Prescribed some medications for 7 days for treatment, has not started them yet, unknown name of medications prescribed for treatment. Hand very stiff, states it is hard to describe, feels like there are 100 bricks on it.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.