Age: 63.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Sneezing
Clinical narrative: cold; sore arm with first dose of Covid-19 vaccine; allergic reaction after taking the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine; allergy symptoms of coughing and sneezing; allergy symptoms of coughing and sneezing; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 63 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 15Nov2021 (Lot number: FH8028) at the age of 63 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing); "Allergies" (unspecified if ongoing); "Cholesterol" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: AMLODIPINE taken for hypertension (ongoing); METOPROLOL TARTRATE taken for hypertension (ongoing); OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL taken for hypertension, start date: 12Dec2021; CORICIDIN HBP COUGH AND COLD taken for hypersensitivity; LIPITOR taken for blood cholesterol abnormal. The following information was reported: NASOPHARYNGITIS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "cold"; SNEEZING (non-serious), COUGH (non-serious) all with onset 13Dec2021, outcome "unknown" and all described as "allergy symptoms of coughing and sneezing"; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "sore arm with first dose of Covid-19 vaccine"; HYPERSENSITIVITY (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "allergic reaction after taking the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of nasopharyngitis, sneezing, cough, pain in extremity, hypersensitivity.  Additional information: Consumer states he was fine with 1st Pfizer BTC vaccine (purple cap formula) dose and is due for his 2nd dose today. He currently is taking antihistamines for a cold. Can he still get the vaccine today. Why was the patient taking Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine (Verbatim): scared. Patient History: Unknown. The reporter was reporting an allergic reaction after taking the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. He stated that he has an appointment today, to take the second dose and he does not know if he can take it or not. When clarifying the details provided by the transferring agent with the reporter, he stated that he did not have an allergic reaction to the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. He stated he was fine with the first one, it went great. Right now, he has allergies, just coughing that started 2 days ago. He stated that he was due for the second dose in about an hour. He has been taking antihistamines to take away the symptoms. Reporter stated he has allergies his whole life. Reporter provides his current age as 63. Clarified that the allergy symptoms started 2 days ago, 13Dec2021. He stated that he has been taking antihistamines and he just wants to know if that was going to affect him going to get the vaccine. Reporter stated that he already took one vaccine and his arm got sore but otherwise was great. He was taking over the counter drugs to alleviate the symptoms like cough and sneezing. He does not have a fever and does not have any body aches, just coughing and sneezing. He was scheduled to take the second dose today and wants to know if he should wait or should he take it. Reporter stated he was taking prescriptions for high blood pressure right now. He was also taking an antihistamine to relieve his allergy symptoms. He stated that he was fine, he was just wondering if taking antihistamines would affect him or not or, if he was sick, if they are going to give it to him. Reporter state he has been taking Coricidin, which was for high blood pressure people which was an antihistamine he has been taking to relieve the allergies. He stated he has been taking this Coricidin since last night. It was in his blood stream right now and that was why he was trying to get information. He stated that he has to take it every 4 hours and he was just about to take it. They told him to come back at 1:00 pm. Reporter stated the blood pressure medicines he takes have ugly names. Reporter stated they are all for blood pressure. He stated they gave him one last week because the others weren't working. That medication was Olmesartan Medoxomil, 20mg, once a day. He stated that he just he just started it last week. He had his doctors appointment on 11Dec2021 and he started taking the medication 12Dec2021. He stated that all of his medications are for blood pressure. When clarifying with the reporter that his doctor started him on the Olmesartan Medoxomil because the other medications weren't working, he stated that no, it wasn't that they weren't working. His doctor added it to the other drugs he had been taking for 5 to 10 years. He stated that his blood pressure was 148 and the doctor stated that wasn't low enough so, he added this new one. Tests: Reporter stated that he has more blood work next month. Clarified that the antihistamines that reporter has been taking was Coricidin and has been taking 2 tablets every 4 hours. He stated that it says pain reliever, Acetaminophen 325mg, Chlorpheniramine 2mg, Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide 10mg, which was a cough suppressant. He stated that he does not know if those are in each individual pill, or they are combined in both pills. Clarified that the names and doses the reporter just provided were the names of the ingredients and doses that were in the antihistamine, the Coricidin and was the one medication that he has been taking as the antihistamine. Prior Vaccinations (Within 4 weeks): None. Patient's Medical History: None. Relevant Tests: None. Specific Relevant Test: None.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information was expected.