Sex: F
Vaccine: PPV, COVID19
Symptoms: Contusion, Limb discomfort, Pain in extremity, Vaccination site discomfort, Vaccination site pain
Clinical narrative: Soreness around the injection site; injection site with very little swelling; injection site was sensitive to the touch and had small bumps; little bit of heaviness when lifting arm; If she lifted her arm she could feel it was sore; couldn't tell she got the shot unless she pushed on it, felt like a bruise; This is a spontaneous report from contactable consumer (reported for herself). A female patient of an unspecified age received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot number was not reported), via an unspecified route of administration on an unspecified date as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization. The patient medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. On an unspecified date, the patient experienced soreness around the injection site with very little swelling- like a mosquito bite, she had a small bumps and it was sensitive to the touch, very little bit of heaviness when lifting arm, if she lifted her arm she could feel it was sore, couldn't tell she got the shot unless she pushed on it, felt like a bruise. Patient had called to ask a couple questions about the COVID vaccine. She received both shots and reports that she did not have much of a reaction with them. With the first shot, she felt very little bit of heaviness the next day when she lifted her arm horizontally and her elbow up, she felt soreness around the injection site with a little bit of swelling under the skin. She knew she got the injection and could push it , was very little. She do not think she had any other side effects and concerned that the vaccine did not do what it was supposed to and she does not know how protected. Caller described the swelling as it's like she had gotten a mosquito bite, small bump; she reports maybe that was all the swelling. She really had nothing and virtually no side effects. On a scale of 1 to 10, she probably had a one on the scale, if it could even be called a side effect. Her first question is: is there a negative if you do not have a reaction to the COVID shot. Caller reports compared to other shots, the pneumonia and flu shot, her reaction was light. No additional information provided. Mentioned on the News, she had seen articles like "Did your body react like it should have". Caller reported she had talked to Moderna about something else and confirmed she received the Pfizer covid vaccine. Caller stated that she was two and a half, almost three weeks post second dose, so she should be 95% covered if it took and reiterated that with the first round she felt like she had gotten something. Her husband asked her if her arm was really sore and she said not really. If she lifted her arm she could feel it was sore. States it could be attributed to other things like if you already have aches, how would she know the aches are from the vaccine. How do you know if the aches were having are from the COVID vaccine. She do not sleep a lot anyway because she's always on the go. She do not sleep during the day or fall asleep out of the blue. Caller would not say she was experiencing tiredness or being exhausted. She would say she has a good amount of energy. It could be achiness since she walks with her dogs a lot. She do not remember feeling sleepy from it, where as her husband slept and he had the common effects to where he knew his body responded to it. Caller reiterated that her husband had common side effects but she had virtually no side effects. She was asked if she should get a third booster since she knows there is a variant. Is there a way that you could be tested to see if you were protected. Do she have antibodies for it. Caller wants to see if she can get an antibody test or something to calm her mind so she know that it was protecting her. Caller mentioned she knows that there are different variants and was worried. Caller stated she knows someone who had virtually no reaction from the second shot but that person was still a little more than her with the first shot. No further details provided. Caller clarified she had more of a soreness reaction to the pneumonia shot or flu shot. No additional information provided. Caller mentioned that she was expecting that she would get something more so she was questioning the efficacy. She was expected to get something more with the second dose. Her husband got the shot at the same time at different stations. He got his right away and waited the recommended 15 minutes. She had to wait for her dose. She do not know if hers was given at the right temperature. Caller reported her husband got his vaccine first and she had to wait about ten minutes to get hers even though it was not crowded. Would there be any reporting on if you were not supposed to shake it or not and reported. She was just curious whether or not it could be something that made the difference. Caller asked: are you getting immunity if you do not have much of a reaction. How would you know that your body took it. Caller reiterated her body did not have any other responses to the vaccine. Her shot one and shot two seemed to be a fairly light response. Caller mentioned that she was expecting that she would get something more so she was questioned about the efficacy. She was expecting to get something more with the second dose. Asked if there any bad batches and if someone could get a batch that was less potent, if left out. Her husband got the shot at the same time at different stations. He got his right away and waited the recommended 15 minutes. She had to wait for her dose. She do not know if she was given at the right temperature. Event seriousness was not specified. The outcome of events was unknown.  No follow-up attempts are possible; information about lot/batch number cannot be obtained.