Age: 73.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Burning sensation, Joint range of motion decreased, Vaccination site pain
Clinical narrative: the burning went down her biceps and triceps and hit her elbows and her wrists and she could not use her hands; she could not use her hands and could not even close her fingers and could not grip anything; her joints started actually burning; the soreness was only at the injection; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non-health care professional. A 73-years-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, Solution for injection), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 27Feb2021 08:00 AM (Batch/Lot Number: EN6202) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation (at the age of 73-year-old).  The patient medical history included, she had a some autoimmune issue and she is not taking anything for the autoimmune issue and clarifies to state it was Raynaud's syndrome and she was diagnosed probably from an unknown date in 2010 and it was ongoing. There was no concomitant medications. The patient received Synthroid for her thyroid because she has underactive thyroid and that was diagnosed in her 30's when she began taking Synthroid. The patient did not received any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the covid 19 vaccine. No additional vaccines was administered on same date of the bnt162b2 covid 19 vaccine. The patient had previously received the first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, Solution for injection), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 06Feb2021 08:00 AM (Batch/Lot Number: EL9262) as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunization. On 06Feb2021, the patient reported, within less than 2 hours after she had the first dose, within about 1.5 hours or 1hour and 45 minutes after the first dose, every joint in her body started hurting and she started hurting first in her back which she does not typically have pain in her back.  Stated her elbows, wrists, shoulders, knees and feet and everything started aching like a terrible case of the flu and it came on like a slap.  Patient reported this was not like a head cold and then her muscles started aching.  she could not believe how everything hurt and that lasted for probably about 5 days at least and it was bad. The patient reported her muscles then started aching in her large muscles, in her biceps and the big muscles started aching too and the muscles were being sore and that only lasted a couple of days. she stated after the first dose, two weeks later the aching and soreness started easing and so she was just still have trouble with her hands and especially in her knees but it has eased a lot after the 2nd week after her 1st dose of the vaccine. The patient also experienced a sore arm and it took almost a week for the soreness to resolve. On 27Feb2021, within about an hour after 2nd dose of vaccine, her joints started actually burning; states she noticed it first in both her humerus heads and they were on fire and then it started down her arms and it was really strange; states the burning went down her biceps and triceps and hit her elbows and her wrists and she could not use her hands and could not even close her fingers and could not grip anything. The patient reported the joints burning and going down her arm and being not able to close her fingers and grip anything is not ongoing but has eased up and still has the symptoms and they did start easing up by this Sunday 07Mar2021. The patient reported, her arm was not as sore and it did not radiate and the soreness was only at the injection site and she thinks in part this has to do with the skill of the person who injects.  The patient would not want a doctor to give her the shot and asked if the DSU agent saw # getting her shot and said don't let a doctor give you a shot but let a nurse give her the shot and stated her husband said she called it by stating to not let a doctor give the shot. The patient also stated the indication for the Pfizer COVID Vaccine is that it was the first available and she tried to get the vaccine since it came out due to her age group and tried really really hard to schedule it and two other times the appointments were cancelled, and she took what they wanted to give her. the patient not visited emergency room and physician office. The time frame between the event and vaccination was reported as an hour. The product complaint was reported. The outcome of the events was recovering.  Description of Product Complaint: Vaccine Supplemental Form completed in Additional Context. Caller states she is calling about the Pfizer COVID Vaccine and states it was suggested for her to call because she is 73 years old and is pushing 74 years old and is very grateful to get the vaccine and is not complaining but had really severe responses to the Pfizer COVID Vaccine.  Caller states within less than 2 hours after she had the first dose, within about 1.5 hours or 1hour and 45 minutes after the first dose, every joint in her body started hurting and she started hurting first in her back which she does not typically have pain in her back.  States her elbows, wrists, shoulders, knees and feet and everything started aching like a terrible case of the flu and it came on like a slap. Caller states then when she got the 2nd dose of vaccine, her joints started actually burning; states she noticed it first in both her humerus heads and they were on fire and then it started down her arms and it was really strange. Caller states the first dose has lot number EL9269 and the second dose has lot number EN6202 and states her patient card has no expiry dates or NDC numbers to provide and the card has Spanish on the back and states it is COVID19 Vaccine HMSL.  Caller states her patient card does not have the location of where she had the vaccines but there are stickers on there with her date of birth and her name on it  No follow-up attempt are possible. No further information expected.