Age: 74.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Back pain, Gait disturbance, International normalised ratio, Joint injury
Clinical narrative: Could Barely walk; Muscle in front of Legs above my knee hurts; Pain in her knees, upper legs, and back; Pain in her knees, upper legs, and back; Pain in her knees, upper legs, and back; Joint pain; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient herself) A 74-years-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6198) via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 26Feb2021 (at the age of 74-years-old) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization.  Medical history included Thyroid and Cholesterol  from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing.  Concomitant medications included lovastatin taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported.  On 27Feb2021 the patient experienced could barely walk, muscle in front of legs above my knee hurts, pain in her knees, upper legs, and back and joint pain. On an unspecified date the patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included international normalised ratio (2.8 mg/dl) and weight: no, that's alright (Weight: Consumer stated No, that's alright). No treatment reported. Upon follow up (04Mar2021) the patient stated, I read all the side effects and stuff my thing was I could barely walk the next day the muscles in front of legs above my knee hurt like heck and I know it says joint pain and muscle pain. But I was not expecting something that I can hardly walk. It didn't last long, but it was there. When probed for is it okay if Pfizer does a follow up with you Consumer stated, That's fine. Lab. work: Consumer stated, It was 26Feb (year not clarified). Patient reported about current status of pain was, Just a little. On Saturday was something else. It just stopped in her tracks. She will be walking and all of a sudden, she had to stop because the pain was very bad. She had pain before. But she was not expecting this in her legs. When probed if the events are worsened improved or persisting Consumer stated, not bad they are slowly kind of going. Caller stated he already spoke to the safety department but did not have any reference number to provide. Caller wanted to know how long the side effects can last. She received the Pfizer covid vaccine first dose about a week ago and has pain in her knees, upper legs, and back. Caller wanted to know why they ask about being on the blood thinner. Caller asks how long the side effects are supposed to last on the Pfizer. Clarified with caller that the product she was calling in regard to be the Pfizer BioNtech COVID 19 vaccine, that's what it says on her card. She says that she has had one of the COVID shots. The side effects she was experiencing are that her back hurts, her legs hurt, and she was having joint pain, but her arm doesn't hurt. When attempting to complete a safety report caller says that she would rather talk to the medical information department because she has already talked to another 800 number and he took all of her information. The outcome of the events was reported as unknown.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.