Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia, Pruritus
Clinical narrative: tingling sensation on left arm down the left arm and then itching on my back, on my front, and on my rib cage on the left/morning my face still feels funny on the left hand side. Still a little tingly; felt like her tongue was numb on the left side; itching through her arm, back, and left-hand side; feeling of numbness along the left side of her face; sore throat; normal pain in the arm; hard to swallow; Face felt funny upon leaving; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 73-year-old female patient reported had received BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot number, Expiration date and NDC number was not reported), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left upper arm on 14Mar2021, dose 1, 0.3 mL single (at the age of 73-years-old) for COVID-19 immunization. The patient had no medical history and had not received any concomitant medication. On 14Mar2021, patient took COVID-19 vaccine, waited 15 minutes, as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine was put in her arm, patient had tingling and running down her arm and a few minutes later she had itching through her arm, back, and left-hand side and on the way to the restaurant, patient had a feeling of numbness along the left side of her face. Patient stated that something in her face was wrong. It felt funny and was getting numb. Patient stated that she was fine, and this was a side effect. On Mar2021, the left side of her tongue felt heavy as if she ate a lozenge for a sore throat that numbs it and hard to swallow. Patient took Zyrtec half when she got home, and it took 20 minutes to get relief from the itch and in an hour the itch was almost gone. On Mar2021, patient had normal pain in the arm, tingling sensation on left arm down the left arm and then itching on her back, on her front, and on her rib cage on the left. Patient drank water and stated this was probably something that happens. She came out of the restaurant and the feeling on her tongue went to the right side. Stated this feeling was too funny and told her husband to take her home because she did not have any antihistamines. Patient took half of an antihistamine when she got home, and it helped with the itch that was traveling all over her body. The effect on her tongue went away slowly and her face still feels funny. Patient woke up at 01:00 hours and the numbness in the tongue was better. On 15Mar2021 (this morning) her face still feels funny on the left-hand side and still little tingly. Patient asked if it was normal. The effect on her tongue started getting a little better at 01:00 on 15Mar2021. Patient was a little concerned with the way her face still feels funny. Stated it was like she passes her hand on her face and it does not feel nice and smooth. It was not as bad, but not perfect. It was from underneath her eyes, down her jaws, and down to the part of her gums. The gland underneath feels swollen and clarified it was just on the left side. Itching subsided. Patient was now scared to take number two COVID vaccine. Patient weight was provided 176lbs and 177lbs.  The outcome of felt like her tongue was numb on the left side was recovering, itching through her arm, back, and left-hand side was recovered on 14Mar2021 and unknown for rest of the events  No follow-up attempts are possible; information about Lot/Batch number cannot be obtained.