Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia, Vaccination site discomfort, Vaccination site pain
Clinical narrative: sore arm; muscle soreness, like an ache "on and off" and then it went away; had an ache or pressure when lifting her arm up that happened sporadically throughout the day in the same muscle group; picking things up and dropping things; having a tingling feeling off and on but that went away; some weakness to her hand on the side of her injection; tired; feel discomfort at the injection site; pain at the injection site; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. This consumer (patient) reported for a patient that a 56-year old female patient received second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection) via an unspecified route of administration on 18Apr2021 at dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Historical vaccine included first dose of BNT162B2 via an unspecified route of administration on an unspecified date for cvodi-19 immunisation. Consumer is a 56 yo female consumer, asking "Is this something that happens to other people?" Consumer reports that she received her second dose of the Covid vaccine on 18Apr2021 and from the time she got the injection she started having a sore arm. Consumer reports having muscle soreness, like an ache "on and off" and then it went away. Consumer reports that 2 weeks ago the soreness started to come back, same place, same muscle, same ache. Consumer also reports that she had an ache or pressure when lifting her arm up that happened sporadically throughout the day in the same muscle group. She reports that the first vaccine dose was not painful but the second shot was more painful and may have been given with a larger needle. She went on to report that "she had 5,6,7 days where I was picking things up and dropping things" and reports having a tingling feeling off and on but that went away. Consumer also reporting having some weakness to her hand on the side of her injection. She asks, is this something that other people experience this far out? During this call the Consumer also reported that she has friends who have experienced similar symptoms. She reports that she posted her symptoms and she had friends who responded that they had similar experiences. She declined to provide names of her friends but provided ages, (55 or 56 year old female, 60 year old female, a 40 or 42 year old female and another woman's husband who had Covid arm). Some of her friends reported feeling tired and that they ("my age") can still feel discomfort at the injection site. This is the first case out of the 2 cases. Transferring agent stated, "I have a consumer calling about the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. She was initially reporting her own experience with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as soreness to her arm during her explanation and question to me about this symptoms. She began to mention that several of her friends have experienced similar symptoms and she was agreeable to transferring her back, she reports that her friends experienced soreness to the arm, tiredness, pain at the injection site. She started giving me ages and no names and then was agreeable to transfer back. She is a withheld female." Transferring agent stated, "Do you want the report number from where I just got the report. It looks like my Consumer just hung up, she disconnected. She is gone." Consumer hung up the call before warm transfer in Pfizer Drug Safety. Therefore, call back was initiated to gather product details (LOT#, Expiration Date, NDC# and UPC#) and pharmacy details however, it was unsuccessful. QR comment: Details regarding, 'several of her friends have experienced similar symptoms' was unknown hence, a single report has been created for several friends. Is there a product complaint to report; No, Is there a medical information request; No, Is this an Other report; No. The outcome of events was unknown.  Additional information has been requested and will be provided as it becomes available.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-2021684418 same patient/drug/similar event, different patient;US-PFIZER INC-2021687677 same patient/drug/similar event, different patient;US-PFIZER INC-2021687675 same patient/drug/similar event, different patient;US-PFIZER INC-2021687676 same patient/drug/similar event, different patient