Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Abdominal discomfort, Ageusia, Chills, Dizziness, Fatigue
Clinical narrative: chills; dizziness; just did not feel well; sick; upset stomach; taste was off; not feeling like himself; freezing; feeling really, really tired, and slept almost all weekend; feeling really, really tired, and slept almost all weekend; Left eye felt like there was something in it; throwing up; face was swollen; it was red and blotchy like a rash/blotchy face with rash on his face; This was a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. This consumer (patient's wife) reported for 71-year-old male patient (reporter's husband) that who bnt162b2 (BNT162B2) formulation solution for injection, dose 1 (Lot Number: ER8737 expiry date was unknown) via an unspecified route of administration at arm on 31Mar2021 10:49 (at the age of 71-years-old) as a single dose for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included hepatic cirrhosis from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing, platelet count increased from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing platelets run between 50-60 which is normal for him because it has been like that for years. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Reporter adds that other than this, her husband is in good health. She has known him for 10 years and he had this then. Unclear diagnosis date. Reporter adds that he was in pretty good health. The patient did not receive any other vaccine within four weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. Reporter was calling about her husband. Reporter husband got his vaccine last Wednesday, a week ago today. On Thursday evening, the next day, in the evening probably between 11 and 11:30 at night, throwing up was just the one time. Then, on Friday morning, he got up and his face was swollen, and it was red and blotchy like a rash. It was swollen Friday and Saturday and then he was, over the weekend Face was swollen this occurred Friday and Saturday, his face was swollen, reporter clarifies this was 02Apr2021 and 03Apr2021, Chills have been off and on all weekend. Monday and Tuesday reporter husband would be sitting watching TV and caller's husband would say he is freezing, and caller would be burning up. Reporter adds that this started over the weekend and through Monday and Tuesday. He said that he just did not feel well. He said that he was kind of dizzy over the weekend and not feeling like himself until yesterday. Reporter was reading papers and they said that with the second vaccine, the side effects could be worse than the first. Reporter wants to know if her husband should even get his second vaccine shot?. Reporter adds that she told her husband she does not know if he should get the second vaccine with what he experienced with the first one. Reporter husband did call his physician. The nurse said that the nurse also had some side effects too, but reporter does not think her husband explained fully what he experienced and the symptoms he experienced. Reporter adds that her husband has cirrhosis of the liver and platelets run between 50-60 which is normal for him because it has been like that for years. Reporter adds she does not want to report on the nurse, because she does not know who he talked to, and if she had really serious side effects that would be up to her to call. Reporter adds that it did not sound like the nurse had serious side effects that her husband had. Reporter was not really sure that her husband told the nurse how serious his side effects were, to her the side effects were really serious and her husband was sick. Reporter adds that 02Apr2021 was her husband's birthday. Upset stomach reporter adds that even last night, her husband said his stomach is not right, and that was over the weekend also. Reporter adds that last night her husband was also complaining of upset stomach, he had it over the weekend too. He had it last night, so she does not know if he still has this. Taste was off reporter stated that her and her husband went out to eat for reporter husband's birthday Friday and her husband said that it just did not taste right to him. Reporter adds that the food was absolutely delicious, so her husband's taste was off. This started on Friday. Reporter confirms that all mentioned dates are from this past weekend. Yesterday, reporter husband felt better but last night his stomach was really upset. Reporter does not know. Reporter adds she does not know if it is still the effects of what. Dizziness reporter adds that this was just like one day and it was either Saturday or Sunday. Left eye felt like there was something in it: reporter adds there was one other thing, reporter husband was complaining of his left eye that he just felt like there was something in it over the weekend. Reporter adds that it is not still going on. Patient not feeling like himself, just did not feel well: reporter adds that her husband just not feeling like himself and not feeling well are all related to the events she reported. Treatment: reporter told her husband to take some Tylenol the first night when he was throwing up. She told him to take Tylenol. Time the Vaccination was Given: 31Mar2021, this was the first vaccine, reporter stated she was going to look on the papers and it says 10:49 am. Communication: reporter informed  cannot provide medical advice. She asks how long it might be that she will be talking. Reporter has to go to an appointment. Reporter given call back number, hours, and option. Reporter given report reference number. Attempted warm transfer to USMI, no available agents, placed reporter in queue per request. Report 1 of 2 In general, local side effects; the ones you get on the arm where you got the shot (such as injection site redness and injection site swelling) were mostly mild-to-moderate in severity and resolved within 1 to 2 days. Side effects that you may experience throughout the rest of your body; (systemic side effects) including fever and chills were observed with the first 1 to 2 days after vaccination and resolved shortly thereafter. Swollen lymph nodes, which generally resolved within 10 days, is likely to have resulted from a robust vaccine-elicited immune response. Outcome of the events was unknown   No follow-up attempts are needed; information about lot/batch number cannot be obtained.