Age: 78.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Vaccination site erythema
Clinical narrative: she has been shrinking; the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site was a little itchy, red, and hot when she first noticed the adverse reaction on 15Jan2021; the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site was a little itchy, red, and hot when she first noticed the adverse reaction on 15Jan2021; the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site was a little itchy, red, and hot when she first noticed the adverse reaction on 15Jan2021; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer, the patient. A 78-year-old female patient received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE, Lot number 61R84), via an unspecified route of administration on 14Jan2021 at 12:00 (at the age of 78-years-old) as a single dose in the left arm for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included macular degeneration from an unknown date (for which patient received macular degeneration shot in her eye on 11Jan2021. The shot was the medication "Elyce"), high blood pressure and thyroid condition (both for which patient takes unspecified medications) and bad back for which patient received epidural (unspecified medication) on 13Jan2021.  Concomitant medications Elyce (as reported) for macular degeneration, epidural (unspecified medication) for back pain, and unspecified mediations for high blood pressure and thyroid condition. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within four weeks prior to the vaccination and had no additional vaccines administered on the same date of the vaccination. On 15Jan2021 the patient experienced vaccine injection site was a little itchy, red, and hot when she first noticed the adverse reaction on the second day, 15Jan2021. She said the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site stayed warm and itchy for 3 days. She said she noticed the red spot was still at the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site this morning, and asked does she need to worry about the red spot. She clarified the redness at the vaccine injection site is a half circle, and the vaccine injection site is not burning or itching. The patient did not receive any treatments for the vaccine injection site was a little itchy, red, and hot> The patient stated she "has been shrinking" from an unknown date. The patient also reported she has a history of a bad back and she had an epidural the day before getting her first COVID-19 Vaccine dose. She clarified she had the epidural on 13Jan2021. The patient stated she does not have the epidural medication name, dose, NDC, Lot and Expiration Date, since the epidural was given at the orthopedist's office. She said she received a notice from her orthopedist, who administered the epidural on 13Jan2021, stating that Pfizer recommended not to have an epidural when having the COVID-19 Vaccine because the epidural may not be as effective. She said she is not going to go back for her second epidural with the orthopedist, but plans to have her second COVID-19 Vaccine dose. She clarified that the letter from her orthopedist stated she can schedule her next epidural a week after receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine. The patient stated she was more concerned about getting her second dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine than getting a second epidural with her orthopedist. The patient reported she still had a half dollar sized red mark at the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site. The clinical outcomes of the vaccine injection site was a little itchy, red, and hot were recovering.  The outcome of the event she has been shrinking was unknown.