Age: 27.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Paraesthesia, Sensory disturbance
Clinical narrative: extreme sensation where when he touches his skin he feels pins and needles; has been experiencing a sharp sensation in his mouth when he eats something cold as well; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Other HCP) from medical information team.  A 27 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administration date 20Feb2021 (Lot number: FJ6369) at the age of 27 years as dose 3 (booster) (tris), single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Interchange of vaccine products" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Moderna (Dose number: 1, received his primary series of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, starting in Dec2020), administration date: Dec2020, when the patient was 26 years old, for COVID-19 immunization; Moderna (Dose number: 2, received his primary series of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, starting in Dec2020), for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: PARAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "extreme sensation where when he touches his skin he feels pins and needles"; SENSORY DISTURBANCE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "has been experiencing a sharp sensation in his mouth when he eats something cold as well".  Additional information: There was no PQC present. Call was transferred from the agency (Agent: (withheld), NT ID: #, Report number: #). Caller stated that he had a patient (Male, 27-years-old) who received his primary series of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, starting in Dec2020 and who received his booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday [20Feb2021]. Our patient has been experiencing some symptoms we has never seen before, an extreme sensation where when he touched his skin he feels pins and needles and he has been experiencing a sharp sensation in his mouth when he eats something cold as well". Caller asked that "Has an extreme sensation where after being touched, patients feel pins and needles on their skin being reported following administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Agency: E-transmitting as potential duplicate AE as caller declined warm-transfer to agency. Caller stated: "I will file a report online. I have to do so before". Information on previous reports was not requested. Callback was provided on 23Feb2022 at 11:37 am to provide additional information as per attached. Disclaimer was provided: "This call was being reported for training and quality assurance purposes". Caller asked "Has a sharp sensation the mouth when a patient eats something cold being reported following administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine". Patient was also not the reporter. Reporter stated, "Yes, and these side effects that I haven't seen with any other patient with Pfizer and I wasn't sure if you guys have had any similar cases." Reporter was informed about the role of Pfizer Drug Safety and also informed that Pfizer Medical Information is the concerned department to answer the question that reporter have regarding the vaccine and offered the number. Reporter was provided with the number of Pfizer Medical Information # # and was requested to select option 3, timings as and 8 am to 9 pm Monday to Fridays as per and also provided the website as (email withheld). When requested to probe to file a safety report, reporter asked can you transfer me to the department, so he can speak with that medical department. Call was placed on hold to transfer to Pfizer Medical Information, however reporter hung up the call abruptly before getting transferred, hence transfer unsuccessful. Further probing could not be done as the reporter was unwilling to share any further information. Hence limited information available over the call. QR Comment: Reporter type could not be probed as the reporter was unwilling to share any further information, hence captured by default as consumer or other non-health professional in tab. Report was not related to a study or program. Other Health professional was physician assistant. Caller did not wish to provide a mailing address and did not wish to complete report, stating she would do it online instead.