Age: 43.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Parosmia, Skin irritation, Suspected COVID-19, Vaccination site bruising, Vertigo
Clinical narrative: she began feeling dizzy; If she moved her head or eyes, she felt like she was spinning; She was lethargic for only 24-36 hours following the COVID-19 Vaccination; Her sweat glands, urine, bowel movements, & hair glands all smell differently. She said everything smells as if she ate garlic.; she felt completely wiped out; She had a bruise appear on her left arm at the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site almost a week later.; feel like she had COVID again; both her earlobes were swollen, red, and irritated; both her earlobes were swollen, red, and irritated; both her earlobes were swollen, red, and irritated; She felt like she gained weight since she received her first COVID-19 vaccination; She had a reaction to a pair of sterling sliver earrings that she had been wearing forever; The lymph nodes right behind both earlobes felt like they were swollen; the lymph nodes located behind both earlobes felt tender; achy; nauseous; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient reported for herself) from a 43-year-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for Injection, Batch/Lot number: EW0191, NDC number: 59267100001), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 17Jun2021 14:34 (at the age of 43-year-old) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included COVID-19 from on an unspecified date in Jan2021 to an unknown date (she had COVID in Jan). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. the patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior vaccinations. The patient experienced achy, nauseous on an unspecified date in 2021; she had a reaction to a pair of sterling sliver earrings that she had been wearing forever; both her earlobes were swollen, red, and irritated; she felt like she gained weight since she received her first covid-19 vaccination; the lymph nodes right behind both earlobes felt like they were swollen; the lymph nodes located behind both earlobes felt tender; she had a bruise appear on her left arm at the covid-19 vaccine injection site almost a week later; feel like she had covid again on an unspecified date in Jun2021; she was lethargic for only 24-36 hours following the covid-19 vaccination; her sweat glands, urine, bowel movements, & hair glands all smell differently. she said everything smells as if she ate garlic; she felt completely wiped out on 18Jun2021; she began feeling dizzy on 19Jun2021 13:00, if she moved her head or eyes, she felt like she was spinning on 19Jun2021. Adverse events did not result in emergency room, physician office visit. Patient was experiencing side effects, she is scheduled for her 2nd dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on 08Jul2021 she wants to know if it would it be okay if she went out an additional week, or would it compromise the efficacy. My reaction was a little more intense then thought. Patient who was reporting an adverse event from her first COVID-19 Vaccine shot on 17Jun2021 (Thursday). The patient said she was experiencing some odd side effects since she receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine. The patient said she had a reaction to a pair of sterling sliver earrings that she had been wearing forever. The patient said her sweat glands smell differently, and every fluid, or anything her body produced smelled differently. The patient said she was also dizzy and lethargic. Patient clarified on either Tuesday (22Jun2021) or Wednesday (23Jun2021), a week after patient had her first COVID-19 Vaccine, she was driving a 2 hour trip to her mother's house, and noticed her ears felt weird. She said when she arrived at her mother's house she looked in a mirror and saw both her earlobes were swollen, red, and irritated. She said the lymph nodes right behind both earlobes felt like they were swollen. Swollen, Red, & Irritated Earlobe Treatment: Patient stated she used rubbing alcohol that her mother had (she stated she did not have her mother's rubbing alcohol UPC Number, Lot Number and Expiry Date) on both earlobes. She said she again used the same rubbing alcohol on both earlobes before bedtime that evening. She said she continued to use rubbing alcohol on both earlobes the next morning, and evening. She said after she returned home, she used her own rubbing alcohol on both earlobes, providing: H-E-B generic brand 70% Rubbing Alcohol (UPC Number: 041220033737, Lot Number: 0519420, Expiry Date: Dec2023). Patient stated the (pierced) hole in both earlobes was better. She said the lymph nodes located behind both earlobes felt tender but were not swollen. She said her earlobes were no longer red and swollen. Patient clarified on Friday (18Jun2021), she noticed everything kind of smelled weird. She said it was not only her sweat glands, but her urine, bowel movements, and hair glands all smell differently. She said she thought she maybe ate some garlic, but she was zonked out on Friday (18Jun2021), so she knew she didn't. She said everything smelled as if she ate garlic. She said her sweat, bowel movements, and urine smell weird, like a sweet, garlicky smell, but she hadn't eaten any garlic. She said the smell had been persistent since she received the COVID-19 Vaccination. She said she asked her friends and family if they noticed the weird smell, and nobody else had noticed the weird smell, only her. Patient clarified she was lethargic for only 24-36 hours following the COVID-19 Vaccination. She said on Friday (18Jun2021) she felt completely wiped out. She said around 1:00PM on Saturday (19Jun2021) she began feeling dizzy. She said if she moved her head or eyes, she felt like she was spinning, and just very dizzy. She said she remained feeling that way through Tuesday (22Jun2021). Patient reported she felt like she gained weight since she received her first COVID-19 vaccination. She said may be her eating choices contributed to her weight gain, but her weight was normally stable. She said she ate healthy and ate fruits and vegetables. She said she was conscious of her water intake but had been eating out a bit more lately. Dizzy Treatment: Reported she drank over-the-counter electrolyte drinks, clarified as Gatorade Gatorlyte Rapid Rehydration Orange flavored drink. She said the Gatorade Gatorlyte had 5 times the electrolytes in it. She said she also drank coconut water. She said she drank a full bottle of Gatorade Gatorlyte Rapid Rehydration Orange flavored drink on Sunday (20Jun2021). She said on Monday (21Jun2021) and Tuesday (22Jun2021) she drank a half bottle of the Gatorade Gatorlyte Rapid Rehydration Orange flavored drink every morning (UPC Number: 052000047905, Lot Number: 1804YY022314, Expiry Date: Nov2021) and then had a serving of coconut water both afternoons (Full Circle Market Brand Coconut Water, UPC Number: 036800390843, Lot Number: L:035/21 02 10:292P01, Expiry Date: 04Feb2022). Lethargic Treatment: Reported on 18Jun2021 and 19Jun2021 she took 2-Ibuprofen 200mg soft gel capsules (400mg dose), (NDC Number: 0363161066, Lot Number: Z10038, Expiry Date: Jun2022). Patient reported she had a bruise appear on her left arm at the COVID-19 Vaccine injection site almost a week later. She said the bruise was now turning a green hue, and the bruise had improved. Patient reported she was concerned about the second COVID-19 Vaccine dose. She said she knew she needed both COVID-19 Vaccine doses, in order for the COVID-19 Vaccine to be effective. She asked if Pfizer would advise her waiting another week before getting her next dose on 08Jul2021. She asked if she went out another week past 08Jul2021, would the delay be helpful with the side effects she experienced after her first COVID-19 Vaccine dose, or would the delay impact the efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Patient stated she received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on 17Jun2021. and had a lot of side effects not listed that she could find and she is concerned about taking the second dose because of these reactions. Stated she had COVID in Jan and knew she was going to probably going to have some side effects, about 36 hours after the first dose she did feel like she had COVID again was just, achy and nauseous and very lethargic. Then after she recovered from those initial side effects she began getting very dizzy, where she couldn't move her head or her eyes normally, like trying to read phone or credits on the tv she was just spinning so the second day of that she couldn't do research herself on google so her sister started to look things up and thought she might need to try some Pedialyte or something, so she had some electrolytes, Gatorade rapid hydration and felt better within an hour but the next day felt the exact same way very, very dizzy it took three days of having to replenish with electrolytes before felt back to normal and then the day after had a sever reaction to sterling silver. Has worn these same earrings for years, never takes them out, but both had a sever reaction where it almost felt like her lymph nodes were swollen behind her ear, so she took them out and starting putting alcohol on 2-3 times a day and everything cleared up, on top of that the day after her vaccination she notices her sweat glands kinda smell different, after a week realizing that everything else still smells the same just her sweat glands smell differently. Response: A review of the Prescribing Information (LAB-1457-10.0 Revised: 25Jun2021) for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine did not find information regarding sweat glands smell differently or reaction to metals. As the Prescribing Information does not include all adverse reactions that have been reported or that may occur, please consult with your doctor/healthcare provider about what you have experienced/are experiencing. The patient received treatment for the events. Outcome of the events her sweat glands, urine, bowel movements, & hair glands all smell differently. she said everything smells as if she ate garlic; she felt like she gained weight since she received her first covid-19 vaccination; the lymph nodes located behind both earlobes felt tender was not recovered; feel like she had covid again, achy, nauseous was unknown; she had a reaction to a pair of sterling sliver earrings that she had been wearing forever; both her earlobes were swollen, red, and irritated; the lymph nodes right behind both earlobes felt like they were swollen; she had a bruise appear on her left arm at the covid-19 vaccine injection site almost a week later was recovering; she was lethargic for only 24-36 hours following the covid-19 vaccination, she felt completely wiped out, both was recovered on 19Jun2021; she began feeling dizzy, if she moved her head or eyes, she felt like she was spinning, both was recovered on 22Jun2021.