Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Cardio-respiratory arrest, Cardioversion, Death, Endotracheal intubation, Pulse absent
Clinical narrative: seizure; not breathing/arrested; no pulse; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient's son). A 70-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, arm right on 25Mar2021 15:00 (batch/lot number ER8730 and expiry date not reported) at 70 years of age as single dose for covid-19 immunization in a pharmacy/drug store. Medical history included diabetes, a cardiac electrical issue, permanent scarring of lungs from Sep2020 from previous covid-19 infection. The patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 prior to vaccination. Concomitant medications included metformin; famotidine; clopidogrel; simvastatin; salbutamol sulfate (PROVENTIL HFA [SALBUTAMOL SULFATE]); ascorbic acid, biotin, chromium, copper, folic acid, magnesium, manganese, nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, potassium, pyridoxine hydrochloride, retinol, riboflavin, selenium, thiamine, tocopherol, vitamin b12 nos, zinc (MULTI) (for him 50+); curcuma longa rhizome, piper nigrum fruit (TURMERIC +); melatonin; all taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported. The patient previously took first dose of BNT162B2 in the left arm on 25Feb2021 15:00 (batch/lot number: EN6202) at 70 years of age as single dose for covid-19 immunization. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. The reporter informed that around 4:50 pm on 26Mar2021, the patient had a seizure that lasted approximately 5 to 10 seconds. Immediately following the seizure, it was observed that he was not breathing, and no pulse was detected. The emergency was immediately called, and medical assistance was requested. The patient's wife was on the phone, and the daughter transferred the patient to the floor and began CPR. The fire arrived first and took over CPR, with paramedics arriving just a few minutes later. The reporter informed that "they" started delivering medications, intubated him, and shocked him with an AED device. The reporter informed that after getting a pulse (40 minutes later), the patient was transported to the hospital. The patient arrested and was revived two more times before arresting a third time and time of death being called around 8:30 pm on 26Mar2021. The reporter informed that the patient got the 2nd dose on Thursday and on Friday he died. The events resulted in emergency room/department or urgent care. The events were considered serious (resulted in death). The reporter informed that it was unknown if patient been tested for COVID-19 since the vaccination. The patient's treatment received were CPR, defibrillation, medications (epinephrine, norepinephrine, amioderone, etc). The patient died on 26Mar2021. It was not reported if an autopsy was performed. A report was filed earlier this morning with PSCC, but the funeral home was needing to know if Pfizer will want an autopsy prior to cremation.; Reported Cause(s) of Death: not breathing/arrested; seizure; no pulse