Age: 40.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Back pain, Hypoaesthesia, Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: 2 of her fingers on left hand went numb/pins and needles sensation in left hand, sensation went to left foot and toes in her left foot, right fingers, right toes/both arms and legs; Over time her Upper right back also felt the tingling sensation with pain; Upper right back felt tingling sensation with pain/pins and needles feeling varies in intensity and severity throughout her extremities and upper back; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via medical information team. A 40-year-old female patient first dose received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation: Solution for injection, Batch/lot number: EL1283) intramuscular in upper left arm on 25Jan2021 at 16:25 at single dose to prevent covid/immunisation in hospital. Patient's Medical History was none. Concomitant medications were not reported. No events following prior vaccinations. No prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). No additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer suspect. The patient received the 1st dose on Monday 25Jan2021 and about 45 minutes after the injection, two of her fingers on her left hand went numb, they were probably numb for 20 minutes then receded. Then she experienced pins and needles sensation in her left hand, then the sensation went to her left foot and toes in her left foot. Within a couple of hours, that evening, her right fingers and right toes were feeling numb on and off. By the next morning in involved both arms and legs. She is still experiencing these feelings and it now involves her upper back. It is kind of like the pins and needles feeling moves. Right now she has it in her upper back, hands and feet on both sides. Over time her Upper right back also felt the tingling sensation with pain on25Jan2021. The sensation comes and goes and is still persistent until now. Earlier when she was standing, she felt it in her lower legs. When she was walking the pins and needles sensation increased a lot, she could feel it a lot of more when walking in her hands and feet. When she sat down it started to recede in her hand and feet but then the feeling started in her upper back. States it is transient, the pins and needles feeling varies in intensity and severity throughout her extremities and upper back, she has not been without the pins and needles feeling since it started. She is asking if she should get the second dose. Advised to consult with hcp. She is asking what to do since it spread to more areas. Her hcp told her she could not advise whether or not to get the second dose. She called the cdc and she was told she should probably not get the second dose since it sounds like an allergic reaction. She is asking if this sounds like an allergic reaction. She talked to her doctor and was told to try Benadryl (Lot: SNF001 Expiration date: May2022, UPC: 1254717136) and Zyrtec (Lot: 0HE2721A or OHE2721A Expiration: Mar2020), states neither one really helps, she clarifies that it helps for an hour or so and then her symptom comes back. States Zyrtec (clarifies it is a generic Target brand, allergy relief by up and up) is supposed to be for 24 hours but both zyrtex and Benadryl only helps for about 2 or 3 hours, they did not take the feeling away completely, just kind of reduced it. Patient did not visit to emergency room and physician office. Advised to consult with hcp. The outcome of evens was not recovered.  Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.