Age: 59.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Chills, Headache, Illness, Myalgia, Pyrexia
Clinical narrative: Fever; Chills; Muscle aches; Headache; got really sick; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 59-year-old male patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot number: EW0173, Expiration date: unknown), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in right arm on 30Apr2021 between 1300 and 1500 hours as 1st dose, single (at the age of 59-years-old) for covid-19 immunisation and stated that he did not had an appointment to receive the first dose of the BNT162B2. Medical history included ongoing high blood pressure diagnosed 5-6 years ago, ongoing high cholesterol, diagnosed 5-6 years ago, spine surgery 3 years ago from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing, knee replacement about a year before spine surgery, whole body hurts all the time (because his collar bone was broken and he was an old man) from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing, both hands operated on from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing, collar bone was broken from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing, little overweight (because he smokes and drinks a lot of beer) from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing, smokes from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Patient reported that his weight fluctuates. Concomitant medication(s) included losartan at a dose of 100 mg, once daily taken for high blood pressure from an unspecified start date and ongoing (taking probably 5 years now); simvastatin at a dose of 20 mg, once daily taken for high cholesterol from an unspecified start date and ongoing (taking for 5-6 years); fexofenadine at a dose of 180 mg, once daily taken for allergies from blood pressure medication/blood pressure medication makes him itch from an unspecified start date and ongoing (taking for about 5 years); ergocalciferol at a dose of 1.25 mg, weekly taken for unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing (taking for about 5 years); oxycodone (taking after his spine surgery) for unspecified indication from an unspecified start date and ongoing (taking on and off for 5 years). Patient had no prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). On 01May2021 (beginning), patient experienced a fever, chills, and muscle aches. Patient took some Theraflu for fever, chills, and muscle aches and the next day, 02May2021, felt fine. Patient reported that he got the Covid-19 vaccine because he does not want to get sick. Patient never had the flu in his life, and this was probably the first time that he ever had a fever. On unspecified date of May-2021, patient began with headache, about 3 days later after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and stated that headache was the last side effect he experienced and was the worst side effect and stated headache lasted about a day. On unspecified date of 2021, patient got really sick off the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Patient had no emergency room and physician office visit. Patient was scheduled to get the next one on Thursday, 20May2021. Patient reported that he had to go out of town for a family emergency and inquired if it matters if he reschedules the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or does it have to be on that date, 20May2021. Patient stated that his doctor and everyone else was telling him that he should get the Covid-19 vaccine. The outcome of the got really sick was unknown, headache was recovered on unspecified date of May-2021 and recovered for rest of the events on 02May2021.  Information on Lot/Batch number was available. Additional information has been requested