Age: 88.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19, Chills, Drug ineffective, Fall, Gastric disorder
Clinical narrative: I thought I had the COVID; I thought I had the COVID; Flu like symptoms; Throwing up/I threw up; sick/deathly sick/ ill; chills; hot flashes/hot spells; night sweats/I perspire the whole night; Sweating; I had stomach problems; I hurt all over; I fell and tore two ligaments in my hand; I fell and tore two ligaments in my hand; This is a spontaneous report from a Pfizer sponsored program and medical information team. Two contactable consumer (one of them was patient herself) reported that an 88-year-old female patient received second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: EN6206), via an unspecified route of administration in right shoulder on 11Mar2021 (at the age of 88-year-old) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history included blood pressure high, thyroid, cholesterol, sleep. Concomitant medications included apixaban (ELIQUIS) orally at 5 mg, twice a day, mirtazapine orally at 15 mg, once a day (one at night) for sleep, levothyroxine orally at 150 ug, once a day for thyroid, metoprolol orally at 25 mg, twice a day, fenofibrate orally at 150 mg, once a day, benazepril orally at 10 mg, once a day for blood pressure. Consumer stated, "patient was taking these from years and she would take them for rest of her life." The patient previously received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection) on 16Feb2021 (at the age of 88-year-old) as a single dose in right shoulder for COVID-19 immunization. It was reported that, caller states that she was transferred from reporting her side effects after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She was not sure if it was someone in DSU, however, she states, "they took all of her information." The caller was an 88-year-old female who received the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday 11Mar2021 and then the next day (12Mar2021) she states, "patient thought she had the COVID, she had flu like symptoms, and throwing up, she was so sick but now (on an unspecified date in 2021) she was just stuck with chills, hot flashes and night sweats. Today patient have not had any chills but mostly just the hot flashes. Patient don't think she have a fever. Patient went to the Ear Nose and Throat doctor yesterday for her ears and she did not have a fever there and the doctor told her he does not know anything about chills. Caller wants to know what she take to help these symptoms. Consumer stated, "patient tried calling last night but she waited for 2 hours and she felt asleep. Patient had her COVID second shot last Friday she have been sick since. Patient have the chills off and on in the day and at night she perspire the whole night. Patient have never felt this before it was crazy. Enquired was that from the COVID vaccine or not. Could she ask you a question. Do other people have chills and sweating or not. Was that one of the problem or side effect of vaccine." Consumer was informed about Pfizer Medical information department. When probed if still experiencing the events, Consumer stated, "no she was only experiencing chills and sweating on an unspecified date in 2021, and she never sweat it was something new for her. It was persisting at least 3 times a day she have chills and at night it hits her. Enquired was there something she could take or not. Patient tried Tylenol, she tried Norco it doesn't work." Consumer stated, "when she got her last shot which was on the 12th and she got sick, and it was horrible. Patient threw up, she had stomach problems on an unspecified date in 2021. Patient was chilling, she was sick. Patient thought she had the COVID, she hurt all over on an unspecified date in 2021. Chills and sweating. Patient thought she have got the COVID." Consumer stated, "no she was only experiencing chills, sweating and she never sweat it was something new for her. Its persisting at least 3 times a day she have chills and at night it hits her. Enquired was there something she could take. Patient tried Tylenol, she tried generic Norco it doesn't work." Received call from consumer regarding the Pfizer COVID vaccine. She was very ill. She thought she had the COVID. There was no prescriber. She spoke with someone else and was completing report and got disconnected. She does not have a report reference number. He got the medications and was going to speak with someone about a nurse where she could get questions answered. She was having hot flashes really bad and wants to ask someone what she can do to help with that. At the end he told her he would give her a number to call to talk to a nurse about symptoms and what she could do about it. She was having hot flashes really bad and wants to ask someone what she could do to help with that. Caller received second dose of vaccine and felt "deathly sick" afterwards. Has been experiencing "hot spells and chills". Consumer stated, "patient got an X-ray on Wednesday (on an unspecified date in 2021) as she fell and tore two ligaments in her hand." Consumer stated, "she took Tylenol and generic Norco. Patient took generic Norco 10/325 this morning. Patient don't take Tylenol and generic Norco together." The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included weight: 88.9 kg on an unspecified date, X-ray: Unknown results on an unspecified date in 2021. The outcome of the events chills, sweating was not recovered and unknown for the other events. Description of Product Complaint: Consumer stated, "patient tried calling last night but she waited for 2 hours and she felt asleep. Patient had her COVID Second shot last Friday she have been sick since. Patient have the chills off and on in the day and at night she perspire the whole night. Patient have never felt this before it was crazy. Enquired was that from the COVID vaccine or not. Could she ask you a question or not. Do other people have chills and sweating. Enquired was that one of the problem or side effect of vaccine."