Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Dyspnoea, Electrocardiogram, Headache, Pain in extremity, Rash
Clinical narrative: I tasted the vaccine but it tasted like metal; it made me have a coughing spell; Rash; weakness for almost 2 months; Shortness of breath; Headache; my arm had soreness it's like somebody beat me up on my arm; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 73 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 06Aug2021 14:00 (Lot number: EW0179) at the age of 73 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Blood pressure management" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE taken for blood pressure management. The following information was reported: DYSGEUSIA (non-serious) with onset 06Aug2021, outcome "unknown", described as "I tasted the vaccine but it tasted like metal"; COUGH (non-serious) with onset 06Aug2021, outcome "unknown", described as "it made me have a coughing spell"; RASH (non-serious) with onset 06Aug2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Rash"; ASTHENIA (non-serious) with onset Aug2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "weakness for almost 2 months"; DYSPNOEA (non-serious) with onset Aug2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Shortness of breath"; HEADACHE (non-serious) with onset Aug2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Headache"; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset Aug2021, outcome "unknown", described as "my arm had soreness it's like somebody beat me up on my arm". The events "I tasted the vaccine but it tasted like metal", "it made me have a coughing spell", "rash", "weakness for almost 2 months", "shortness of breath", "headache" and "my arm had soreness it's like somebody beat me up on my arm" were evaluated at the emergency room visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of headache, pain in extremity.  Additional information: The patient stated the vaccine was received at Pharmacy/drug store in the early afternoon and she did not remember the exact time so it's may 2'clock(06Aug2021). The patient was still in the store and she tasted the vaccine but it tasted like metal and it made her had a coughing spell then she had a rash and then she was still having weakness for almost 2 months. The patient went to the ER on the 20th and did blood work, EKG, chest x-ray then patient had a doctor appointment this past week. The patient was worry about the weakness and she had shortness of breath. She was checked for heart issues. For events worsened, improved and persisting, patient stated that the weakness, yeah she did not know it just didn't go away it's just she forced myself to get stuff done because she didn't want to lay around and wasted away so the doctor also told her keep moving around drink lots of fluid till they found out what's going on. For treatment, the patient she first had usual symptoms of side effects like headache she took Tylenol (treatment) for that for several days her arm had soreness it's like somebody beat her up on her arm after work, so it's mostly like the weakness brothering her and the shortness of the breath, she didn't know.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.