Age: 73.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Headache, Herpes zoster, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 73-years-old male patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Batch/Lot number: FC3181, Expiry date: not reported), via an unspecified route of administration in right arm on 23Aug2021 09:30 (at age of 73-years-old) as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Patient's medical history (including any illness at time of vaccination) was none. There was no family medical history relevant to adverse event. There were no concomitant medications. The patient previously took shingles vaccine (it was stated that the shingles vaccine was a live virus and it gave the caller varicella zoster infection) in 2014. The patient had not received any other vaccine within 4 weeks (patient hasn't had any vaccines for more than two years). Received the shingles vaccine in 2014, putting out the shingles shot and pulled the shingles vaccine off the market because knew it was bad. The caller stated he had a reaction similar to that one now. Caller cannot provide NDC/lot/expiration. States that was in year 2014. Caller stated the shingles vaccine was a live virus and it gave the caller varicella zoster infection. On 23Aug2021, the patient had a real bad headache. On 24Aug2021, the patient had at the end of the evening, the day after receiving the first dose vaccine, had pens and needles all over body, here, there, and everywhere. On an unspecified date in Aug2021, the patient experienced shingles. Caller stated that the patient received the first dose bnt162b2 covid vaccine a week ago on the day of reporting. Within an hour of receiving the first dose bnt162b2 covid vaccine, the caller had a real bad headache. The headache lasted for half a day. The caller suspected that would have come and little things would go on. At the end of the evening, the day after receiving the first dose vaccine, had pens and needles all over body, here, there, and everywhere. The next day the caller thought he was good to go. The pens and needles all over body had increased every day since. The caller contacted an infectious disease doctor and the doctor was trying some things. The doctor wondered if the first dose bnt162b2 covid vaccine had woke up the shingles virus in the caller's system. The caller was being treated with Valtrex and that was no good yet. Now, the caller tried an antihistamine, just took the antihistamine on the day of reporting and will see what happens. The caller stated because his issue had increased, he was obviously not a good candidate for another dose bnt162b2 covid vaccine with the reaction the caller was having. The caller stated he did not hear any bad things until he told people what was going on, the problems. Valtrex (lot number: not provided, expiry date: Dec2021): Caller took 500 mg twice a day and did not take the medication until 4 days after had pens and needles all over body. Caller states he received first dose Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine and had a real bad headache and pens and needles all over body. Caller was taking Valtrex and states the Valtrex is doing no good yet. Valtrex was 500mg and the caller took the medication twice a day. Caller stated did not start taking this medication until 4 days after pens and needles all over body occurred. The caller stated that he needs the medication, caller was trying his best to get over this stuff. The events were assessed as medically significant. Relevant tests done were none. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of the events. The outcome of the event had a real bad headache was recovered in Aug2021 and outcome of the event at the end of the evening, the day after receiving the first dose vaccine, had pens and needles all over body, here, there, and everywhere was not recovered while outcome of the event shingles was unknown.