Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19-2, COVID19
Symptoms: Blood pressure measurement, Chest X-ray, Dyspnoea
Clinical narrative: involuntary short breath; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 70-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 08Dec2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Lot number: FG3527) at the age of 70 years, in arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: METOPROLOL taken for blood pressure measurement. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE; Lot number: ER8733; Route of Administration: Intramuscular), administration date: 17Mar2021, when the patient was 70-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization, reaction(s): "he received no problem"; BNT162b2 (DOSE 2, SINGLE; Lot number: FG3527; Route of Administration: Intramuscular, Caller is not sure if this lot number is for his 2nd dose or booster dose.), administration date: 14Apr2021, when the patient was 70-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization, reaction(s): "didn't have any problems"; Flu shot (He got the flu shot earlier in the year between his original COVID-19 Vaccine doses and his booster dose.), administration date: 2021, for immunization. The following information was reported: DYSPNOEA (non-serious) with onset Dec2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "involuntary short breath". The event "involuntary short breath" required physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Additional information: 70-year-old male asking if any other people have reported having involuntary short breath after receiving the Pfizer COVID vaccine booster dose of Dec last year (monovalent). Caller stated, After the 2nd dose of Pfizer, patient didn't have any problems. The second dose was in Apr of last year. The patient didn't have any side effects. It was in Dec, when patient took the booster, that's when had the involuntary short breath. It would come in about every 15 minutes. That's when it started. The patient would just be breathing normally, and it was just an involuntary short breath. It seemed different than what you just described (regarding myocarditis). For about 4-5 months, it continued like every 15 minutes. Now, it's been almost a year since the booster and patient still have that problem, but it's not consistent like it was in the very beginning. It's not really shortness of breath, it's just involuntary short breath. My normal breathing is normal, it's not like have any palpitations or shortness of breath. No investigations were not conducted. The patient received both doses of the vaccine last year and in 08Dec2021 of last year, he received the booster. He talked to his doctor twice. His original vaccines, he received no problem. Several days after his booster, he started getting involuntary sharp breaths every 15 minutes. This has been going on all year. The breaths started about a week after booster, for no reason at all and normal breathing is normal and nothing wrong and then all of a sudden, a sharp breath. He didn't do anything till February of this year when he went to his doctor. His doctor did a chest x-ray which was normal. He only takes a blood pressure medication and was wondering have other people had this side effect as this is strange and out of ordinary. He saw his doctor again for his physical and his doctor recommended calling Pfizer and asking if this is a side effect. This started about a week after receiving his booster dose on 08Dec2021. This first surprised him as his breathing is normal and then gets one. He got the flu shot earlier in the year between his original COVID-19 Vaccine doses and his booster dose. Physician's office: Yes, he went to his regular medical doctor as the caller thought this was strange and out of the ordinary. His blood pressure was still normal, and everything seemed to be normal, and this was just concerning to him as this was out of ordinary and almost like if have a runny nose and do a sharp sniff.