Age: 69.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Abnormal behaviour, Chest discomfort, Dyspnoea, Fatigue, Insomnia
Clinical narrative: Heart palpitations; Site pain; Difficulty sleeping because of heart rate; Didn't feel like normal self; Chest pressure; Shortness of breath; Fatigue; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) and a contactable Physician. A 69-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EMEL990) dose 1 via intramuscular route of administration in Arm Right on 08Mar2021(at the age of 69 years old) as single for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included Lumbar disk disease from 11Oct2014 and ongoing (also thoracic disease with vadicular symptoms), hypertension from 26Jul2019 and ongoing (BP Elevated). She reported that she has people in the family that have had heart problems (father has chronic heart failure, mother has hypertension and sister have stroke). The patient concomitant medications included Unspecified vitamins. The patient previously took steroids (The patient previously took steroid injections 2 years ago (2019) and had heart palpitations before). The patient did not received any other vaccination within 4 weeks prior to COVID vaccine. No adverse events prior to vaccination. The patient experienced fatigue on 09Mar2021, shortness of breath on 10Mar2021, heart palpitations, site pain, difficulty sleeping because of heart rate, didn't feel like normal self, chest pressure on an unspecified date. Description of events reported as, Received 1st dose on 8Mar2021 48 hours later developed Shortness of breath. And decreased exercise, had to discontinue exercise routine. The patient reported that she did not have any problems following the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The patient reported that she had a little fatigue and site pain for just a couple of days but that everything was fine. Patient reported that she felt a little heart palpitations for maybe a day or two and then it was gone following the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The heart palpitations and shortness of breath were nothing that she felt that she had to run to the emergency room or anything over. The patient reported that now it was getting difficult for her to sleep sometimes at night because of the heart rate. She reported that she wondered if steroids were in the COVID-19 vaccine. She experienced heart palpitations before, a whole work up was ordered and she was referred to cardiology. She experienced fatigue for a few days following the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on 08Mar2021. After a few days, she started to get herself back where she wasn't as tired. She reported that it feels kind of like a little pressure in her chest and then it will feel like little flutters. She experiences a little pressure in her chest when she experiences the heart palpitations. Heart palpitation resulted in physician visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of shortness of breath. Outcome of the event heart palpitations, fatigue, shortness of breath was recovering, not recovered for chest pressure and unknown for rest of the events.  No follow-up attempts are possible; No further information is expected.