Age: 58.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Eye pain, Feeling hot, Gait disturbance, Headache, Illness
Clinical narrative: her body was like hot; headache; body aches; muscle aches; dizzy; real sick; her arm was really bruised and red; her arm was really bruised and red; real hard in the area where they gave it; she had a lot of little bumps on her shoulders, hands, wrists, both cheeks, her left chin and it was itching like chicken pox, they looked like heat bumps, like a bad eczema outbreak; burning sensation through her body and both her eyes and all down the back; felt real bad burning sensation in both eyes; messed her eyes up/her eyes feel like how pink eye feels with grit and dirt in the eye; eyes were very uncomfortable; having symptoms with her breathing/ couldn't breathe; trouble walking; had pains around her heart area; shot did her like that, that maybe she was allergic; asthma is worse; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient).  A 58-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (COMIRNATY, Lot Number: FF2587), at the age of 58 years old, dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 12Oct2021 as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included COVID-19 from Jul2020 (Patient had COVID virus since last week in Jul2020), lumbar disease/lumbar injuries (diagnosed when she was in her 40s, she injured herself probably when she was 25 or 26), knee problems (in her right knee and problems with knees, years ago they said she needed a knee replacement), arthritis, asthma, high blood pressure, moderate stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from COVID. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. In Oct2021, the patient experienced headache, body aches, muscle aches, dizzy, burning sensation through her body and both her eyes and all down the back, body was like hot, messed her eyes up/her eyes feel like how pink eye feels with grit and dirt in the eye, real bad burning sensation in both eyes, real sick, arm was really bruised and red, real hard in the area where they gave it, eyes were very uncomfortable. In 2021, the patient experienced pains around her heart area, trouble walking, symptoms with her breathing/ couldn't breathe, shot did her like that, that maybe she was allergic, a lot of little bumps, asthma worse. Patient had her first dose of BNT162B2 about 2 weeks ago and after that had the normal side effects of headache, body aches, muscle aches and a little bit dizzy. Patient also had a very strong severe burning sensation and it seemed to travel throughout her entire body and it was very painful. Patient was asking if that was part of the side effects or if it was ever been reported or what was going on with the burning sensation. Patient was reporting that it messed with her eyes, she said it felt like she had grit or chemicals in her eyes it was that bad and she was still having some of those side effects. Stated that as soon as they injected the medicine, as soon as they did she had a very strong burning sensation through her body and both her eyes and all down the back. Stated she told the nurse and she looked at her and did not take her serious. Stated she told her her body was burning through her eyes and she said it was probably dye. Patient stated when they put medicine in her arm, she felt severe burning sensation, felt real bad burning sensation in both eyes from Oct2021 it felt like it was traveling, like medicine traveling through her body, all through her body worse in both of my eyes and lower back. She had an injury lumber disease. Sensation was real strong in her eyes and back, maybe because of her injuries. Patient told the nurse, she thought patient was having anxiety, patient was not having anxiety, patient knew what she was feeling, she was having burning in her eyes, and it stayed there with her all day long and the next day it was still there but getting a little better. Now she felt like its in her abdominal and back area up in that area. Stated all that day her body was like hot and the next day it was easing and in her waist area around her abdomen and lower back she still felt the sensation. Stated it messed her eyes up and nothing was wrong with her eyes. The eyes started feeling like dirt or grit or having like pink eye or like something in her eyes, or like when you use chemicals in the bathroom your eyes had that burning sensation. Her eyes were real bad the first day and it eased up in her eyes. She felt later on like something was in her eye like pink eye. It's worse in the right eye not as bad in left eye. She went to the eye doctor and was using a cream to put in at night for 14 days and like told her she doesn't have problems with her eyes. It was not helping yet and still felt the same. The cream she was using was neomycin 3.5mg/g polymyxin. She only had the pharmacy paper and does not have lot, NDC, or expiration date. Box was downstairs. Felt lightheaded and dizzy from lingering COVID symptoms and had hard time walking when she got up. Walking was worse since she had COVID last year and she had injuries. She had COVID virus in the last week of Jul2020, she was sick with COVID and doctor stated she had long haulers. She was still having symptoms with her breathing and trouble walking. She was still having long haulers COVID and still having symptoms and took a COVID test in Aug2021 or Jul2021 and then in Sep2021 and they were negative. Her symptoms were lingering and she was very sensitive, that she was still having symptoms. Stated she was short winded with her breathing and she still had light headed and dizzy which was worse when she was getting up doing something. Stated that she had 2 positive COVID tests and then 2 negative tests she was told COVID lingers in the body and its been over a year the last Monday in Jul2020. She was trying to apply for a job and they were enforcing the shot or she had to get tested every week and she did not want the shot but she broke down and got the shot. Caller stated she was nervous, her son got the same shot and he went to the same vaccination site. Stated she was still having symptoms and was not better but needed to work, she had bills to pay and her son did not have no burning in his arm. Stated her arm was really bruised and red and real hard in the area where they gave it and he had none of that, he was fine it just hurt a little and had the little shot hole mark. Caller stated the shot did her like that, that maybe she was allergic. Patient asked if it was an allergic reaction or if she should get the second dose. Caller stated she was skeptical and did not want the second shot. Caller was asking if she was allergic to the medication, she did not have problems with her eyes, but she had severe burning in her body and she was on fire and her eyes. Caller was asking what was going on, was that a side effect. Caller stated that withheld was pushing its not so much and she told then she was real sick and had to get better. Stated the COVID did her bad, her hair fell out and still was and when she had COVID her head to toe body was on fire like she had an internal fever morning and night for months. Caller stated that no one knew what she was going through. Stated she had a lot of little bumps on her shoulders, hands, wrists, both cheeks, her left chin and it was itching like chicken pox, they looked like heat bumps, like a bad eczema outbreak. Stated she had really suffered bad. Caller was asking how did she get COVID. She did from her house to her job with infants and toddlers and maybe it was an asymptomatic kid. Stated she had not been in a store, that she had goods delivered and her son got her groceries because she had asthma and COVID made her airway constricted and she kept having trouble with her airway and was told it was obstructed. Caller stated she was told her asthma was worse and she had moderate stage COPD from COVID. She couldn't breathe and had pains around her heart area and was told it was all connected and it was hitting her in the heart area. Stated she went to the ER, and kept switching doctors and she was still having problems with asthma and had a lot of inhalers. Caller stated she did not want to get any worse and people were pushing these shots and this was how it did her and she didn't get the 2nd dose. Caller stated she called vaccination site pharmacist and they were saying call Pfizer and let us know and see what information there was. Caller was asking to be given some accurate information, she did not want to be worser sick too long. Stated that when she walked she was having issues walking a little distance or sweeping, she had to stop at 5 minutes. Stated she had lumbar disease, her lower back was messed up and she had knee problems and arthritis. Stated she noticed her walking was different, she walked like an old lady with a cane since she had COVID. Stated she had severe problems with walking and her doctor did not know and said to have her veins checked in her legs. Stated she was a long hauler COVID out of her body and it aint trying to leave and she was getting better but is not liking feeling this, she struggles breathing like she ran track. Caller stated she did not want the shot, no worser than what she felt it was very scary. Stated that some people said they did not have any problems why did she maybe because COVID or she was allergic it. Caller stated her eyes were very uncomfortable and it did not go away. Caller stated she was a loner and did not go anywhere, her son was 28 and they were home bodies and she worked with infants and toddlers and came straight home. Stated site only took 1 person at a time and she went from her house to her job, no store or anything due to her asthma and high blood pressure and lumbar disease and her son had been shopping for her and no one came in her house and she caught COVID how and where. Caller stated she would like to know if she was allergic to something. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included COVID-19 test: positive in Jul2020, positive in Jul2020, negative in Jul2020, negative in Jul2020, negative in Aug2021, negative in Sep2021. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of events burning sensation, messed her eyes up/her eyes feel like how pink eye feels with grit and dirt in the eye, real bad burning sensation in both eyes, shot did her like that, that maybe she was allergic, asthma worse, eyes were very uncomfortable. Outcome of events burning sensation, real bad burning sensation in both eyes was recovering. Outcome of other events was unknown.  Follow-up (28Oct2021): New information received from a contactable consumer (patient) includes seriousness upgraded from non-serious into serious.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.