Age: 70.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Malaise, Pain, Scan with contrast
Clinical narrative: shingles/I've had shingles before, this was the 4th time; shingles/I've had shingles before, this was the 4th time; kidney infection; hurting on my waist around the back; diverticulitis; Her blood pressure went up to 211/92; does not feel well; afraid of taking it if it will be any worse; sick; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 70-years-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot: EL3248, expiry 30Apr2021), intramuscular on 23Jan2021 08:15 at a single dose in the left arm for COVID-19 immunization (prevention because she has autoimmune). Medical history included Behcet's syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome, both are overactive immune system problem/autoimmune diseases, which were diagnosed 20 years ago; diagnosed allergies; compromised immune status; respiratory illness; genetic chromosomal abnormalities; endocrine abnormalities (including diabetes) and obesity; and patient have had shingles before. Family history was reported as none. Concomitantly, she was just taking daily medications that were not relevant. There was no prescriber for the vaccine.  It was through a hospital. It was reported that vaccination was given at 08:15 to 08:30. Patient had no history of previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect (or patient age at first and subsequent immunizations if dates of birth or immunizations are not available). No additional vaccines administered the same date of the Pfizer suspect.  Patient had not had prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). Patient received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Saturday 23Jan2021. She stated, on Tuesday 26Jan2021, patient was hurting on the waist around the back. On Wednesday, 27Jan2021, that next morning, she went to see her internal doctor and they thought a kidney infection or not; he was not sure if she had a kidney infection or what was going on. Patient went home and it got worse and patient went to the ER (Jan2021), also reported as ended up going to the ER. They did a CT scan gave her medicine. They did a CT scan and said it was not her bladder or anything (Jan2021). They thought it was diverticulitis; nothing helped. They gave her medication and she kept getting sick (2021).  No further details provided on medication given. On Friday, 29Jan2021, early morning, patient went back to the ER, they did another CT with contrast it wasn't diverticulitis, but it was shingles, and patient have had shingles before, this was the 4th time. It was reported that when the doctor came in, he thought this was shingles and she has had shingles previously. She has had it about 3 other times and the pain was just off the scale (Jan2021).  Her blood pressure went up to 211/92 and they were giving her morphine for the pain (Jan2021).  She was questioning if she should get the second dose. She has two autoimmune diseases and it was an overactive immune disease.  She took the one vaccine and her doctor said to contact Pfizer being as it is kind of new and especially since she has the autoimmune issues.  She would like to know if it is safe for her to have the second vaccine.  She does not know if she will be over this.  She does not feel well (Jan2021).  She was afraid of taking it if it will be any worse (Jan2021). Patient felt all right until she had the vaccine, on Tuesday the problem started (26Jan2021). They were giving her medication for the shingles and for the pain. Patient stated that "it set something off". Patient was still sick (2021), still taking pain pills. Patient didn't know how many days she has. Her second vaccine is on 13Feb2021. As sick as she has been, and her overactive immune system and if she still has the shingles those can last a long time, she doesn't want to go through what she went through. This was a lot of pain and with shingles they can last, 6 months or a year. The nurse called her back and told her to report to Pfizer. Patient was taking the medicine for the shingles right now. She doesn't know what will happen. She doesn't want to be sick. Patient asked for the efficacy after 1 dose and how much protection it has. She did fill out something because she talked with someone else.  She confirmed it was through VAERS and not with Pfizer. She said the pain around her waist was a little better because they gave her the medicine for shingles and she has pain pills. She said one was Valacyclovir and she could not remember the name of the other. Patient had required two trips to ER.  First one was on 27Jan2021 and went to internal medicine doctor and that night went to the ER.  They did CT scan and it was not bladder or anything. Second visit on 29Jan2021 and did CT with contrast and the doctor thought it was shingles since she had shingles three times before.  She has had them internally.  The doctor said it would not necessarily need to be externally break outs.  The next two times she did not break out.  She did not have anything around her waist. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of the events hurting on my waist around the back, kidney infection, diverticulitis, shingles, and sick. The outcome of the event hurting on my waist around the back was recovering. The outcome of the event kidney infection, diverticulitis, shingles, sick, blood pressure went up to 211/92, does not feel well, and "afraid of taking it if it will be any worse" was unknown.