Age: 75.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Facial nerve disorder, Feeling abnormal, Inappropriate schedule of product administration, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: It is a tingling unpleasant sensations but not pain or paralysis; it might be associated with that and receiving the shot as it is similar but not the same exact feeling; Inappropriate schedule of vaccine administered; has a nerve tingling on her facial nerve/ developed a facial nerve problem from her ear to her chin; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable. The reporter is the patient.  A 75 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 04Mar2021 (Lot number: EN6205) at the age of 75 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Herpes" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: starting at the age of 22 years old. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Lot: EL9267, Injection in right arm. , Expiry and not on the card.), administration date: 11Feb2021, for Covid-19 Immunization. The following information was reported: FACIAL NERVE DISORDER (non-serious) with onset Apr2021, outcome "unknown", described as "has a nerve tingling on her facial nerve/ developed a facial nerve problem from her ear to her chin"; PARAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "It is a tingling unpleasant sensations but not pain or paralysis"; FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "it might be associated with that and receiving the shot as it is similar but not the same exact feeling"; INAPPROPRIATE SCHEDULE OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "Inappropriate schedule of vaccine administered". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of facial nerve disorder, paraesthesia, feeling abnormal. Additional information: The patient had a nerve tingling on her facial nerve. Facial nerve problem was non-serious. Facial nerve problem is related to COVID vaccine. The patient had the second shot of the Pfizer Covid vaccine about 10 weeks before and in the last couple weeks she has developed a facial nerve problem from her ear to her chin. It was a tingling unpleasant sensations but not pain or paralysis. The facial nerve problem was on the left side. It was remarked by the caller she has had herpes zoster outbreaks in the past and it was usually on the left side, she thought it might be associated with that and receiving the shot as it was similar but not the same exact feeling. The event she thought at first it might be associated with stress. It started she would say around the end of Apr2021 but she ignored it at first. First dose: It was given on 11Feb2021, Lot: EL9267, Expiry and NDC not on the card, injection in right arm. It was given between 8-9 am, for both shot. She takes no prescriptions medication, only vitamins and supplements for the last 50 years. It was several years ago since her last breakout of herpes. She has had maybe dozen in her life starting at the age of 22 years old. Treatment: Yoga. No prior vaccinations within 4 weeks.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.