Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Peripheral swelling
Clinical narrative: After receiving her Pfizer Covid 19 Booster Vaccine; Warmth and swelling to the left hand & arm; warmth and swelling to the left hand & arm; left hand is very sore; Experienced a loss of taste and smell after the vaccine.; Experienced a loss of taste and smell after the vaccine.; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team for a Pfizer sponsored program (159558). The reporter is the patient.  A 83 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 13Nov2021 (Batch/Lot number: unknown) as dose 3 (booster), single for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Past drug history included: Celebrex, start date: 1996, notes: 25 years ago the caller took Celebrex. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (2nd dose, first and second dose Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccines in Dec2020 and Jan2021), administration date: Jan2021, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "Lost sense of smell"; Bnt162b2 (1st dose, first and second dose Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccines in Dec2020 and Jan2021), administration date: Dec2020, for COVID-19 Immunization. The following information was reported: IMMUNISATION (non-serious) with onset 13Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "After receiving her Pfizer Covid 19 Booster Vaccine"; PERIPHERAL SWELLING (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Warmth and swelling to the left hand & arm"; FEELING HOT (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "warmth and swelling to the left hand & arm"; AGEUSIA (non-serious), ANOSMIA (non-serious) all with onset 2021, outcome "unknown" and all described as "Experienced a loss of taste and smell after the vaccine."; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "left hand is very sore". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of peripheral swelling, feeling hot, pain in extremity.  Additional information: Enquired, caller warm transferred in by (withheld), NTID: (withheld) with Pfizer Drug Safety REPORTUM: (withheld). Stated that, after receiving her Pfizer Covid 19 Booster Vaccine she experienced warmth and swelling to the left hand & arm. Per (withheld), the caller asked her why and what she should do. (Withheld) advised the caller to follow up with her HCP. The caller asked Medical Information whether the symptom has been reported. The caller also mentioned that she had already called in before because she experienced a loss of taste and smell after the vaccine. The caller verified that it was not the injection site. Warm transfer from (name withheld) in Pfizer , CEP (#). Stated that, the caller received the first and second dose Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccines in Dec2020 and Jan2021. After receiving the second dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine, the caller lost sense of smell for a day and previously called and reported this event to Pfizer. Stated that, the caller just received Pfizer Covid 19 booster shot on 13Nov2021 at (#) on the caller's left arm. Stated that, the caller has a warm and swollen left hand. The caller stated that, the left hand was very sore and the caller has been icing the left hand for the last two days. Stated that, the caller felt the (#) did not know how to administer vaccines. What was the caller supposed to do about her hand, why was the caller's hand sore. The caller confirmed the details provided by the transfer agent. The caller's doctor told the caller not to take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. The caller's doctor said one of his patients was sick after the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. The doctor did not recommend the booster dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine. The caller wanted to hear what the DSU Agent thinks the caller should do. Enquired, has this happened to people, swelling and warm where received the Pfizer Covid Vaccine injection. The caller did not wish to provide email. The caller declined to complete the report. Stated that, 25 years ago, the caller took Celebrex and was on Celebrex and after calling Pfizer, Pfizer use to send Celebrex when the caller used to be in (#) and that was okay. But now the caller has everything. Stated that, the caller needed to get the Pfizer Covid Vaccine, so the caller received the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. Enquired, has the agent heard of somebody having this reaction.  The lot number for bnt162b2 was not provided and will be requested during follow up.