Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Burning sensation, General physical condition, General physical condition abnormal, Headache, Neuralgia
Clinical narrative: she is having physical side effects from the first dose; neuropathy pain; burning on bottom of her feet/the bottom of her feet are warm and burning; headache; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 73 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), intramuscular, administered in arm right, administration date 15Sep2021 10:30 (Lot number: EW0196, Expiration Date: Dec2021) at the age of 73 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "antibiotics, breathing and therapy" (unspecified if ongoing); "hypothyroid" (unspecified if ongoing); "goiter" (unspecified if ongoing). Family history included: "heart failure" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: father; "Kidney disease" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Mother; "graves disease" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Sister. Concomitant medication(s) included: SYNTHROID taken for hypothyroidism. Vaccination history included: Flu vaccine (Reporter seriousness for Flu vaccine: pneumonia: , Dates when patient was in hospital for Flu vaccine: Hospitalization), administration date: 2004, for immunization, reaction(s): "pneumonia". The following information was reported: GENERAL PHYSICAL CONDITION ABNORMAL (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "she is having physical side effects from the first dose"; HEADACHE (non-serious) with onset 15Sep2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "headache"; NEURALGIA (non-serious) with onset 22Sep2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "neuropathy pain"; BURNING SENSATION (non-serious) with onset 22Sep2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "burning on bottom of her feet/the bottom of her feet are warm and burning". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of headache.  Additional information: Patient asked how long after 3 weeks can she wait to get her second dose? Patient stated she was having a bad reaction from the first shot and scared to get the second one and was still not wanting to get a second shot and was trying to make the decision. Patient stated she was having physical side effects from the first dose. Patient was trying to make a decision on getting the second Pfizer shot scheduled for this Friday. Stated that she called the clinic where she will have the shot and asked if they could extend it longer than three weeks. Stated that she has had a headache almost every day, weird neuropathy pain burning on bottom of her feet ever since she had the first shot. Stated that she has never had it before. Stated that she does not know if it was neuropathy. Stated that she was afraid. Stated that she wanted to be fully vaccinated, but she does not know if her body was ready for second shot. Stated that the nurse told her that she could wait as long as 6 weeks. Wanted to know if that was true. Stated that she had a horrible reaction from the flu vaccine and has not had it in 17 years. Stated that she got the flu vaccine due to her job. Stated that the headaches do not last all day. Stated that the sharp pain and neuropathy pain was not necessarily every day. Stated that now the bottom of her feet was warm and burning. Stated that she has not noticed quick jabbing pain like a nerve in both legs in a few days. Stated that it happens sporadically and may happen tomorrow. Treatment: Stated that she took Tylenol the first day of the shot. Stated that she does not normally have headaches. No relevant tests and thromboembolic events with thrombocytopenia were none.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.