Age: 80.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood pressure measurement, Hypertension, Hypoaesthesia, Musculoskeletal discomfort
Clinical narrative: Her blood pressure was at 200/100 which was normally 139-150/60; She experienced pressure at the right side of her body on her back; She stated that it was going numb on her arm.; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 80 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 23Feb2022 09:00 (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 80 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Anxiety" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: REMERON taken for anxiety (ongoing). Vaccination history included: Flu shot (she took the Flu Shot in one arm and the Shingles Shot in the other arm 3-4 years ago), for Immunization; Shingles shot, for Immunization. The following information was reported: HYPERTENSION (medically significant) with onset 23Feb2022 09:25, outcome "recovered" (23Feb2022), described as "Her blood pressure was at 200/100 which was normally 139-150/60"; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious) with onset 23Feb2022 09:25, outcome "recovered" (23Feb2022), described as "She experienced pressure at the right side of her body on her back"; HYPOAESTHESIA (non-serious) with onset 23Feb2022 09:25, outcome "recovered" (23Feb2022), described as "She stated that it was going numb on her arm." Notes:This lasted for 10-15 minutes. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: blood pressure measurement: (23Feb2022) 200/100. Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of hypertension, musculoskeletal discomfort, hypoaesthesia.  Clinical course: Patient stated that about 25 minutes after she received the injection she felt pressure in the right side of her body in her back, like a great big hand pushing putting pressure on her back and it went into her arm like it was going numb. Patient states she waited there for 30 minutes after her shot, and went back into the building and the nurse took her pressure and it was 200/100 and she still had that pressure. Patient stated she was worried about getting her 2nd dose which is scheduled in 3 weeks. She stated, If it happened the first time, it could get worse. She further asked if elevated blood pressure was not in the PI (prescribing information) and stated she read it there. That doesn't give me a comfortable feeling knowing that patient have to get the second one. She also asked if no one has reported elevated blood pressure as a side effect. Patient did not have history of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect. Patient did not have additional vaccines administered on Same Date of the Pfizer Suspect. Patient did not took prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). She took the Flu Shot in one arm and the Shingles Shot in the other arm 3-4 years ago. An hour after the vaccines, she went to eat and she started having chills and she thought the air conditioning was too low and it was so bad she had to go out to her car that was in the sun and she was still freezing and her teeth were chattering and it got bad and she was like that for 3 days. she should have gone to doctor but she didn't. she asked the pharmacist and he said it was probably from the Shingles shot. she doesn't take 2 shots at the same anymore.   The lot number for bnt162b2 was not provided and will be requested during follow up.