Age: 72.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Back pain, Immunisation, Pain in extremity, Product administered at inappropriate site
Clinical narrative: pain that was shooting on the right arm (injection site) and shut down to the right leg; shooting on the right arm (injection site); joint pain; back pain; booster; Injected into Right arm. Unable to confirm if given in the muscle.; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team.  A 72-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 28Dec2021 12:30 (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 72 years as dose 3 (booster), single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "open heart surgery", start date: Jun2014 (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He has had open heart surgery 7-8 years ago.; "shooting pain down arms and legs" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: They had the shooting pain down arms and legs because they have a bad back. That was prior to getting the vaccines.; "bad back" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: They had the shooting pain down arms and legs because they have a bad back. That was prior to getting the vaccines. The patient took concomitant medications. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose:01, Lot Number / Expiry Date: Unknown/unknown, Route, Anatomical Location: not provided), administration date: 06Mar2021, when the patient was 71 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "They had the shooting pain down arms and legs because they have a bad back. That was prior to getting the vaccines"; Bnt162b2 (Dose:02, Lot Number / Expiry Date: Unknown/unknown, Route, Anatomical Location: not provided), administration date: 04Apr2021, when the patient was 71 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "They had the shooting pain down arms and legs because they have a bad back. That was prior to getting the vaccines". The following information was reported: IMMUNISATION (non-serious) with onset 28Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "booster"; PRODUCT ADMINISTERED AT INAPPROPRIATE SITE (non-serious) with onset 28Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Injected into Right arm. Unable to confirm if given in the muscle."; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset 28Dec2021 14:00, outcome "unknown", described as "pain that was shooting on the right arm (injection site) and shut down to the right leg"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset 28Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "shooting on the right arm (injection site)"; ARTHRALGIA (non-serious) with onset 28Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "joint pain"; BACK PAIN (non-serious) with onset 28Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "back pain".  Additional information: Reporter was a consumer, calling on behalf of her husband. Reporter mentioned that her husband received the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine booster today, after an hour and a half, he experienced pain that was shooting on the right arm (injection site) and shut down to the right leg. Reporter wanted to know if anyone else experienced the same side effects. She and her husband both got Pfizer COVID booster shot today. He got arm pain and it shot down to his leg on right side and that is the side he got the vaccine on. She wanted to find out if that has been reported or not. Reporter stated we have that anyway, the joint pain cause we have a third back, or very bad back, and weve had them before, the day we got shot, he got back pain and pain shooting on his legs after we got them. Injected into Right arm. Reporter was unable to confirm if given in the muscle, Concomitant information: He is on heart medications, blood pressure medication, and a pain pill, which he had been on prior to getting vaccines, Vaccination Facility information. Reporter first stated the pain started almost 3 hours after they took the booster shot. She later stated it was 1 1/2 - 2 hours after getting it. He has a bad back anyway and the pain shooting down to legs was bad. It just happened after the shot and was an hour and a half or two hours after getting it. He is taking a nap now, so she does not know if he should stay up. He has had open heart surgery 7-8 years ago. They both got their booster today. They got all 3 of the Pfizer COVID vaccines. They both have joint pain and bad backs. That was before the vaccine for years anyway. They had the shooting pain down arms and legs because they have a bad back. That was prior to getting the vaccines. She did not have any today. She has shooting pains over the years from a bad back before the vaccines. The date they received their 2nd one was 04Apr2021 and today was the 3rd one. She did not have his card with her to provide lot or expiration for any of them. He is on heart medications, blood pressure medication, and a pain pill, which he had been on prior to getting vaccines. She did not provide any further details. He said it is nothing hurting him or nothing. She did not know if he needed to take a nap or not. The patient receive any other vaccines within four weeks prior to the COVID vaccine was none.  The lot number for bnt162b2 was not provided and will be requested during follow up.