Age: 74.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Discomfort, Pruritus, Urticaria
Clinical narrative: uncomfortable all night; itching; hives all over my body/developed giant hives all over her body/the giant hives were like fire ant bites/developed little hives on the inside of her arms, behind her knees, and on the tops of her feet; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable  health care professional nurse, the patient.  A 74-years-old female patient (retired nurse) received the first dose of  bnt162b2 (BNT162B2, Lot Number EL9262) , via an unspecified route of administration in the right deltoid on 29Jan2021 at 11:00 (at 74 years of age) as a Single dose for Covid-19 Vaccination. The Vaccination Facility was 'movie theater'. No other vaccines were given within 4 weeks.   Medical history included hypertension from 2020 ( doctor considered taking her off of blood pressure medicine because her blood pressure is very normal now), Prediabetes (diagnosed with Prediabetes about 3 years ago) and Allergic reaction to bee sting (numerous yellow jacket stings throat felt like it was starting to close, and  tongue felt funny. Went to ER and Treated with Zantac and Epinephrine) and lost 55 lbs. (borderline high blood pressure was related to her weight). Concomitant medication included ongoing generic losartan (LOSARTAN) 50 mg, 1x/day for borderline high blood pressure, metformin (METFORMIN) 500 mg, 1x/day for glucose tolerance impaired.  On 29Jan2021at 5 PM the patient  started having some itching 'felt like she had a mosquito bite but on further investigation she noticed "giant hives all over my body'. She said she took some Benadryl Lot Number: P119923 Expiration Date: Apr2023 and 1 expired Zantac (Lot Number: NL4604, Expiration Date: Nov2019) on 29Jan2021 to help treat giant hives and itching. The  giant hives 'kind of subsided' after she took the Benadryl and the Zantac, though she did remain itchy and uncomfortable all night. She said by the morning (30Jan2021) the giant hives were gone. She said that evening (30Jan2021) the giant hives came back again, and the giant hives were all over her body. She said the giant hives were like fire ant bites, she said the giant hives were just awful. She said she had a previously scheduled appointment with her doctor on Monday, 01Feb2021 (prior to developing the giant hives after her first COVID-19 Vaccine dose) but probably would have gone to see her doctor anyway, if she didn't have a prior appointment. She said she had taken pictures of her giant hives,  her doctor believes the giant hives she experienced was a reaction the COVID-19 Vaccine's preservatives. She said her doctor still wants her to get the second COVID-19 Vaccine dose. Consumer stated Reported her giant hives were gone by Monday morning (01Feb2021), when she woke up. She stated during Monday (01Feb2021) into Tuesday (02Feb2021) she developed little hives on the inside of her arms, behind her knees, and on the tops of her feet. She said she has a residual itching that is lingering, but not continual. She said she has been taking one generic Zyrtec 10mg tablet  per day, Lot Number: NL4604, Expiration Date: Nov2019. The events Hives and Itching was medically significant and uncomfortable was non serious. Treatment was given for itching and hives. Her doctor still wants her to get the second COVID-19 Vaccine dose. Patient second COVID-19 Vaccine dose is scheduled for 19Feb2021. The patient reported her doctor told her it would be a good idea for her to take one Zyrtec, each day, for 3 days before her next COVID-19 Vaccine dose. She said her doctor told her to pre-medicate with Benadryl on the day of her second COVID-19 Vaccine dose. The clinical outcome of Pruritus was recovering while Hives was recovered on 02Feb2021 and the outcome of uncomfortable was unknown. The events Giant hive, hives and itching were considered related to the suspect product.