Age: 72.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Anaphylactic reaction, Dizziness, Feeling abnormal, Investigation, Pain
Clinical narrative: she was having an anaphylactic reaction; feeling so bad; It was pained all over; she got a woozy after the vaccine; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 72-year-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot Number: EL9267), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 16Feb2021 11:30 as 1ST DOSE, SINGLE DOSE for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing diabetes, ongoing blood pressure high, coronary artery disease, spinal stenosis, arthritis, Penicillin allergy (doesn't have the product that was back in 1969, Drug hypersensitivity), bee sting, shrimp, ongoing cholesterol, ongoing hypertension. Concomitant medication included insulin aspart (NOVOLOG) taken for diabetes; insulin detemir (LEVEMIR) taken for diabetes, candesartan taken for hypertension; nifedipine (PROCARDIA [NIFEDIPINE]) taken for hypertension; carvedilol taken for hypertension; rosuvastatin calcium (CRESTOR) taken for cholesterol; aspirin [acetylsalicylic acid] (ASPIRIN [ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID]); vitamin c [ascorbic acid] (VITAMIN C [ASCORBIC ACID]); and colecalciferol (VITAMIN D [COLECALCIFEROL]). The patient previously took epipen for stung by a bee (stuck that EpiPen in her thigh). The patient experienced she was having an anaphylactic reaction, feeling so bad on 17Feb2021, she got a woozy after the vaccine and it was pained all over on 16Feb2021. Patient stated she received the first dose of the vaccine on 16Feb2021. Caller states she had a severe reaction so dramatic that she has decided that she is not going to take the second dose of the vaccine. When she went in they asked if she had an allergy.  She said bee sting, Penicillin, and shrimp. They responded and told her if she had a reaction they had an EpiPen there for her. She has not had an EpiPen injection since 1987. She did not remember what it was like. Back in 1987, she got stung by a bee. She felt so bad. She felt that if she closed her eyes she would die. Her daughter called 911 and they came, but they did not have the EpiPen. Her son called her family doctor who came over with the EpiPen. He said she was having a severe reaction to the bee sting. He saved her life. When she went in on Tuesday she got a woozy after the vaccine. It was not near as bad as what she experienced in 1987. She stayed there 45 minutes and they brought her water and a bagel. She drank the water but did not eat the bagel. She went home and was fine all night. The next morning about 8AM, she started feeling so bad. She felt worse than she did in 1987. She felt like she was going to die if she closed her eye. It did not dawn on her that she was having an anaphylactic reaction. Her friend sent her a text that had four versions of a scripture. The scripture said has different plans for her. She read that to herself and started to feel better. She attributed it to saving her life. She told her cardiologist she is 72 years old and has underlying conditions and she does not want to go through that again. In 1987 the doctor came in the house and the fireman was already there. The doctor came over to her and he just stuck that EpiPen in her thigh. Everything in the body went to the top of her head. She felt like if she could open her head she could let the pain and everything out. Feeling so bad: It lasted for about 15 to 30 minutes. Then caller clarified her friend texted her at 9:26AM, so it may have lasted an hour to an hour and a half. She ached all over. Her body felt dead. It was pained all over. Everything was trapped inside her head. She went to the cardiologist and all her numbers were fine. She told him she was not going to take another shot. She is going to go back for a stress test because she has been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. She has an appointment with her primary care doctor, on 10Mar2021 and will see what he has to say. Time the Vaccination Was Given: her appointment was at 11:30AM. History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect was none. Additional Vaccines Administered on Same Date of the Pfizer Suspect was none. The adverse events require a visit to Physician Office, She felt better and decided not to take the other shot. She ran it by her doctors. She has an appointment. She has not cancelled it yet. She wants to find out what the ramifications would be if she did not take the second one. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. Adverse events following prior vaccinations: She does not have a spleen. She has had her flu shot. She has not had the shingles vaccination. It is not time for Pneumovax. She keeps up and follows her doctors. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included numbers: unknown results. The outcome of the events was unknown.