Age: 41.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: External ear pain, Hypoaesthesia, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: She stated that if this was Bell's Palsy, it is a mild case; stiffness on left side of face from neck to eye/ face is still stiff; Piercing pain behind left ear and her tongue and lips; Tingling on left side of face from neck to eye/face went numb and tingling/ tongue and lips, and everything was tingling; numbness on left side of face from neck to eye/face went numb; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 41-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 08Mar2021 at 14:45 (Batch/Lot Number: EN6206) as 1st dose, single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Facility where the most recent COVID-19 vaccine was administered was reported as Public Health Clinic/Veterans Administration facility. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. The patient did not receive any other medications within 2 weeks of vaccination. Medical history included food allergy to mango. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient experienced tingling, numbness, stiffness on left side of face from neck to eye, and piercing pain behind left ear on 08Mar2021 at 15:00. The adverse event resulted in Emergency room/department or urgent care. There was no treatment received for the adverse event. The patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19 Prior to vaccination and has not been tested for COVID-19 since the vaccination. Course of events were as follows: The patient reported that on a Monday (08Mar2021), she went for first COVID-19 vaccine. She stayed for 20 minutes and everything was fine then while driving home her face went numb and tingling as if she had a Novocaine injection. She had a piercing pain behind the left ear and her tongue and lips, and everything was tingling. She called and was told to get to an Emergency room fast. She pulled into an immediate care. Her vitals were fine. Her throat was not closing and was not anaphylactic. The facility didn't know what to tell her because they do not know much about the COVID-19 Vaccine. She was advised by immediate care to either go home or go to the Emergency Room. She went home but did not drive herself. She stated this was Monday. As of Wednesday (10Mar2021), her face is still stiff. She doesn't think she has a full Bell's Palsy where the face is drooping and stiff. She called her doctor and was advised by her doctor to get the second COVID-19 vaccine, but to stay at the facility for a couple of hours so an ambulance could be called if necessary. She did not (incomplete report) her doctor's advice. She stated that if this was Bell's Palsy, it is a mild case. She asked if she should go for the second COVID-19 vaccine and asked if the second COVID-19 vaccine would be worse and if she would have a full sagging face. She can't find anyone to tell her this. She confirmed she already completed a report with Pfizer safety online reporting. The outcome of the events was not recovered.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.