Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pharyngeal swelling, Sinusitis
Clinical narrative: pretty bad sinus infection; dizziness, felt like he was drunk; throat started to swell up; Difficulty breathing/ shortness of breath; allergic reaction; Headache; the swelling of his lymph nodes in his throat and neck; Chills; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 70-year-old male patient received first dose of BNT162B2(PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EN6198) via intramuscular on 05Mar2021 at 11:45 in left arm (at the age of 70-year-old) as single dose for covid-19 immunisation. The patient also received unspecified vaccine (NDC number, UPC number, Lot Number, expiry date was reported as unknown). Medical history (including any illness at time of vaccination) included that the patient had been dizzy since November. So December, January, and February, he did not drive a vehicle because the dizziness was so bad. He never had this before, but he thought he might have had the virus last February. He doesn't know for sure. His son's house had it and he live right beside him. He had something for like 4 or 5 days, but he didn't know if it was the flu or COVID. Back in Feb2020, they didn't know too much about the virus. Whatever it was, it went away. He was a smoker, but it's been a year since he stopped, He stopped last year, 13Mar2020. In Dec2019, his ENT doctor did do a sinus surgery, he doesn't know what the procedure was, but his drains weren't draining in his sinuses, the procedure went alright. All of a sudden in Nov2020, he started getting the dizziness. He doesn't get the flu shots only because he gets sick after he gets them anyway. History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect was reported as none. No prior vaccinations within 4 weeks and no adverse events following prior vaccinations. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient had dizziness and swelling of his lymph nodes in his throat and neck. He had been seeing the ENT and his family doctor for 3 months, and no one can come up with an answer. He was driving his car at the end of February. For 3 weeks, he was actually started to drive because the dizziness had improved some. He explains on a scale of 1-10, his dizziness was about 1.5-2 driving to the vaccination facility on 05Mar2021.  He commented that shot wasn't in him for more than a minute, minute and a half. He clarified that when he got the shot, he was lit up to like a 10 or 11 in a matter of a minute and a half. His throat started to swell up. His dizziness was off the charts. He felt totally drunk, the best way he could explain it. He doesn't know how he walked out of that place without somebody stopping him because he was sure he was walking as he was drunk. He explained he didn't say anything to the nurses when he got the vaccine because he didn't want to go to the ER or anything like that. It was 20 degrees out that day so he walked outside and thought maybe the temperature might waking him up a little bit. He was sitting in his car for 30 minutes because he didn't want to drive. He stated his throat swelled, he meant right at the base of his neck, to the left- and right-hand sides was what he was told was fatty tissues and these areas swelled right up, it's hard as a freak in rock, it was hard to call it fatty tissue. Throat started to swell up at the base of his neck and up towards like the back of ears to back of skull; throat was still swelled up after 3 weeks. His doctor had given him a prescription, Meclizine 25mg which he took. When probed for , Lot number or expiry date of the bottle of Meclizine, he confirmed it was a (pharmacy name) bottle. He only sees Rx Expires: 06Dec2021. The dizziness was up at a high level which lasted a good 2 or 3 days. The other side effects he had with the vaccine were headaches and chills. He explained the whole thing lasted about 4 days. He also had allergic reaction, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath. He felt a little better on day 5 or 6. He has been seeing 2 doctors (ENT and family doctor) to figure his dizziness out but hasn't been having too much luck. He clarified that he started seeing the two doctors prior to receiving his Covid-19 vaccine. His biggest concern was getting the second shot or not. The way he lit up the first time, he knows the second shot is supposed to be more intense. He doesn't want this to happen with the second shot. He asked if Pfizer have any advice or whether or not to take the second vaccine. According to the MRI, he had a pretty bad sinus infection. He explained they were looking for the worst when he was sent for the MRI, but it was only found he had a bad sinus infection. He was looking on the adverse reactions sheet and noticed some of the side effects listed include dizziness from the virus itself. His doctor does not recommend him taking the second shot as he had difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, swelling of throat, severe dizziness and according to healthcare provider, he either would have called or drove to the hospital or either one, but he didn't. The dizziness went away after 4 or 5 days, but the throat was swelled up after 3 weeks. He was worried about his throat swelling up again and not being able to breathe. His second dose was scheduled for 26Mar2021. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included acoustic stimulation tests, balance test, blood test: results were unknown and magnetic resonance imaging on an unknown date in 2021: bad sinus infection. The outcome of the events dizziness, headache, and chills was recovered in 2021, for throat swelling was not recovered and for all other events was unknown.  Follow-up attempts completed. No further information expected.