Age: 70.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Fatigue, Flushing, Headache, Influenza like illness
Clinical narrative: underneath her armpit but towards the front of her torso, she has developed a huge painful lump; She states it hurts to touch it; Flu like symptoms; joints were hurting; Headache; Very Tired; nauseated; Flushed; it was hurting under her arm; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 70-year-old female patient received second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection, Batch/lot number: ER8727, Expiry date: 31Jul2021), via an unspecified route in the left arm on 26Mar2021 at 08:30 (age at vaccination: 70-year-old), as a single dose for covid-19 immunization. Medical history included that she has ongoing issues, but nothing related. The patient concomitant medications were not reported. Historical vaccine included first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection) on 05Mar2021 as a single dose for covid-19 immunization. Patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. On 26Mar2021 evening, patient noticed it was hurting under her arm. She did not look at it actually that next morning. She couldn't even lie on that side, and the next morning she looked in the mirror and noticed the lump just under the skin. On the side of patient, underneath her armpit but towards the front of her torso, she has developed a huge painful lump. She states it hurts to touch it. She says you know how that muscle goes well above the rib cage not under the armpit, but next to the armpit, if her arm is down its right next to her arm at the top of it. Her joints were hurting/achy, and she knew what to expect. She had flu like symptoms, headache and what not. She states that she got the covid vaccine early in the morning and then a couple hours after the vaccine she started to feel the symptoms. Her arm feels a little weird where they gave her the shot and she have a lump but other than that she feels fine. It was basically only two days, it started on the 26Mar2021 a couple hours after the vaccine and it was the worst on Saturday 27Mar2021, and then she was fine by Sunday, 28Mar2021. She felt very tired, nauseated and flushed. She expected to feel that way. She confirms that everything started on the 26Mar2021 after the shot, a couple hours, and on 27Mar2021 everything was worse and then 28Mar2021 everything was better except for the lump. She states that no treatment was sought after. She states that the is grateful to be able to get the vaccine and she doesn't want to become ill and die and because that she hasn't left home for a year and her daughter is having a baby and she wants to be able to see the baby. She doesn't want to spread the virus to anyone else. Patient wanted to know if Pfizer has a recommended time between her second covid vaccine shot and getting a vaccine shot for shingles. The clinical outcome of huge painful lump, arm feels a little weird was not recovered/not resolved and hurting under her arm, flu like symptoms, aching joints, headache, very tired, nauseated, flushed was recovered on 28Mar2021.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.