Age: 72.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Gait disturbance, Joint swelling, Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Movement disorder, Peripheral swelling
Clinical narrative: inability to sleep more than 1-2 hours at a time; Swelling of knees; Swelling of knees, hands, wrists; Swelling of knees, hands, wrists; inability to move without support of appliances, physical assist required to bathe, use bathroom; Could not walk unaided; inability to move without support of appliances, physical assist required to bathe, use bathroom; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 73 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 29Mar2021 (Lot number: ER8733) at the age of 72 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Polymyalgia Rheumatica resulted from vaccine" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Polymyalgia Rheumatica resulted from vaccine; "known allergies: Penicillin" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: known allergies: Penicillin. The patient took concomitant medications. Past drug history included: Known allergies: minocin, reaction(s): "Drug allergy", notes: known allergies: Minocin; Known allergies: bactrim, reaction(s): "Drug allergy", notes: known allergies: Bactrim. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose Number: 1, Batch/Lot No: EN6206), administration date: 08Mar2021, when the patient was 72 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization. The following information was reported: SLEEP DISORDER (disability) with onset Jul2021, outcome "recovered with sequelae", described as "inability to sleep more than 1-2 hours at a time"; JOINT SWELLING (disability) with onset Jul2021, outcome "recovered with sequelae", described as "Swelling of knees"; PERIPHERAL SWELLING (disability), JOINT SWELLING (disability) all with onset Jul2021, outcome "recovered with sequelae" and all described as "Swelling of knees, hands, wrists"; MOVEMENT DISORDER (disability), LOSS OF PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES (disability) all with onset Jul2021, outcome "recovered with sequelae" and all described as "inability to move without support of appliances, physical assist required to bathe, use bathroom"; GAIT DISTURBANCE (disability) with onset Jul2021, outcome "recovered with sequelae", described as "Could not walk unaided". The events "inability to sleep more than 1-2 hours at a time", "swelling of knees", "swelling of knees, hands, wrists", "swelling of knees, hands, wrists", "inability to move without support of appliances, physical assist required to bathe, use bathroom", "could not walk unaided" and "inability to move without support of appliances, physical assist required to bathe, use bathroom" were evaluated at the physician office visit and emergency room visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of sleep disorder, joint swelling, peripheral swelling, joint swelling, movement disorder, loss of personal independence in daily activities.  Clinical Information: Seriousness criteria reported as Caused/prolonged hospitalization. Patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. Patient received unspecified other medications within 2 weeks of vaccination. Reporter stated that within ten days, he went from ambulatory to a cane, to a walker, to (withheld). He reported that his wife had to feed to him because his hands were so swollen and not able to use silverware. He also stated that he could not walk unaided without spouse assist. Patient received the pain medicines for the adverse events. Patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19 prior to vaccination. Since the vaccination patient had not been tested for COVID-19.   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.