Age: 62.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Allergy to vaccine, Arthralgia, Headache, Malaise, Nasal congestion
Clinical narrative: sinus pain; Experienced "a mold-like allergic reaction"; Sinus pressure; Headache that eventually involved my entire head, neck, and shoulders/bad headache in forehead that went to the back and side; headache that eventually involved my entire head, neck, and shoulders/ She had neck and shoulder pain; headache that eventually involved my entire head, neck, and shoulders/ She had neck and shoulder pain; Nausea; Congestion that resulted in a really thick heavy mucus when I was able to clear my sinuses; Congestion that resulted in a really thick heavy mucus when I was able to clear my sinuses; I had extensive hives for about 11 weeks; Sick; This is a spontaneous report from a Pfizer sponsored program received from a contactable consumer (patient). A 62-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2 reported as PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), dose 1 at vaccination age of 62-year-old via an unspecified route of administration in the left arm on 16Jul2021 at 12:00 (Lot Number: EW0181) as dose 1, single; and dose 2 at vaccination age of 62-year-old via an unspecified route of administration in the right arm on 06Aug2021 12:00 (Lot Number: EW0181) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation (if she gets Covid her illness will be reduced). Medical history included nerve reflection dystrophy bilateral hands and arms (reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper limb) from 1985 to an unknown date, allergic to milk and milk byproducts, gained weight prior to getting the vaccines, has had allergy reactions for decades and knows to what to do, and has had a mold allergy for decades. Initially she had to delay getting the vaccine because she was having hives. There were no concomitant medications. The patient previously received shingles vaccine ten weeks prior (2021). She received the vaccine in a pharmacy/drug store. She did not received other vaccines on the same day as the Pfizer suspect. The patient reported that she had a "mold-like allergic reaction" to both doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine. She inquired if there is mold with what is mixed together. She does not know how many days the vaccine was in a liquid form. She assumes when mixed there is a dry and wet component. She mentioned that she experienced the same allergic reaction within 3 to 4 hours after both doses of the vaccine. Initially sinus pressure, headache that eventually involved her entire head, neck, and shoulders, nausea, and congestion that resulted in a really thick heavy mucus when she was able to clear her sinuses (16Jul2021). She mentioned that the symptoms took 4 days to resolve after the first dose and 3 to 3.5 days to resolve after the second dose. She added that the headache across her sinuses and over her head around the back lasted for 2.5 - 3 days. She had neck and shoulder pain and nausea which she described as heavy ache. She stated that this reaction mimics a classic reaction to mold. She added that she has had a mold allergy for decades and it has been years since she has been this sick with an allergic reaction. She further mentioned that in both doses, she had sinus pressure and thick mucus formation. She hasn't had this in a long time. She had an onset of sinus pain (06Aug2021). She has had a recurring headache since then. She mentioned that her neighbor flooded the bathroom floor and she feel that there is mold between the flooring. She thinks she is currently being exposed to mold. She also stated that she received the injection at noon and was sick by 1500 (2021). She was sick for 2.5 days. She developed a bad headache in her forehead that went to the back and sides. This lasted for 2.5 days. She still has a headache but cannot rule out if it is related or not. She also had nausea after the second dose (06Aug2021). The patient suspects there may either be a mold component to the vaccine or that the vaccine was stored improperly resulting in microbial growth in the vial. Usually all of her reactions are about that long. That tells her there is a lot of mold in the vaccine. The patient also inquired if the vaccine contains any kind of mold or milk or milk byproducts and requested a review of the vaccine ingredients. The patient had extensive hives for about 11 weeks (2021) and she was cautioned at one time about inert ingredients when restarting vitamins and medications again. She did not seek treatment since she has had allergy reactions for decades and knows to what to do. The adverse events did not result in emergency room visit or physician's visit. The patient does not have relevant tests. The patient mentioned that she takes pain and other medications. The outcome of the event urticaria was unknown, for the event feeling sick, congestion nasal and allergy to vaccine were recovered on an unspecified date in 2021, for the event headache was recovered on Jul2021, as for the event sinus pain was recovered on Aug2021 while the outcome of the events was recovered on 19Jul2021.