Age: 59.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Hypoaesthesia
Clinical narrative: Numbness to left side of cheek; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable nurse (patient). A 59-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation solution for injection; Lot Number: ER8732; Expiration Date: Jul2021) via an unspecified route of administration (age at vaccination 59-year) in Left Arm on 30Mar2021 at 05:00 as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included Diabetes from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. There were no concomitant medications. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) If applicable, list any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine was reported None. History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect was None. No Additional Vaccines Administered on Same Date of the Pfizer Suspect, patient has never had a vaccine in her life other than this Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. On 30Mar2021 the patient experienced numbness to left side of cheek. The time of onset of AE was within an hour after receiving vaccine. AE resulted in Emergency Room Visit on 30Mar2021, but caller left after 2 and a half hours due to waiting so long-was not actually seen in ER, The patient no visited Physician Office. The patient was not hospitalized for the adverse events. Caller was a Registered Nurse as well as the patient reporting on herself. She was administered her first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine 30Mar2021 at 5:00 - whether am/pm not queried. It was not bad at all. She was a little leary about getting the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, but her doctor convinced her that being diabetic it's probably a good idea. Within an hour after receiving the vaccine she had complete numbness on the left side of her cheek. She went to the ER last night but after waiting 2 and a half hours she just left, was not actually seen in ER. She called her doctor this morning and he said it sounds like it might be a reaction to the COVID-19 Pfizer shot. She later mentioned she called her doctor's office this morning and has not heard back from them yet. She was worried. She asked to have there been any reports about the same thing. It was odd. Obviously, it's never 100% sure that that's what it is but that's odd, she has never had it before. If will go away. She described complete numbness on the left side of her cheek as it feels like when you go to the dentist and they remove a tooth, and it's kind of numb, it's like that, annoying. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of numbness to left side of cheek; Treatment Caller stated she took Tylenol this morning, she just opened the bottle: Tylenol Lot # SPA072; Expiry date Oct2024; Tylenol UPC Not provided. No Relevant Tests was reported. Clinical outcome of the event was unknown.  Description of Product Complaint: Registered Nurse is the patient reporting regarding her first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. Within an hour after receiving the vaccine she had complete numbness on the left side of her cheek. Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Lot/Expiry provided from vaccine record card.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.