Age: 87.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blister, Body height, Body height decreased, Herpes zoster, Incorrect route of product administration
Clinical narrative: Vaccine was administered subcutaneously; Shingles; shingle blisters were on the one side under the shoulder blade; I am litte shorter than I was; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Nurse). The reporter is the patient.  An 87-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 19Feb2021 as dose  2, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 87 years subcutaneous, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Osteoporosis" (unspecified if ongoing); "Hypothyroidism" (unspecified if ongoing); "Tachycardia" (unspecified if ongoing); "microscopic colitis" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Diagnosed about 5 years ago.; "I have gotten a little dementia" (unspecified if ongoing); "I have a little depression" (unspecified if ongoing); "had difficulties maintaining weight and appetite." (unspecified if ongoing); "had difficulties maintaining weight and appetite." (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: BUDESONIDE taken for colitis microscopic. Vaccination history included: Shingles vaccine (The caller has had the two dose shingles vaccine within the last 2 years), for immunisation; Shingles vaccine (The caller has had the two dose shingles vaccine within the last 2 years), for immunization; Shingles vaccine (The caller got the first shingles vaccine after it came out over 10 years ago), for immunization. The following information was reported: INCORRECT ROUTE OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION (non-serious) with onset 19Feb2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Vaccine was administered subcutaneously"; BODY HEIGHT DECREASED (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "I am litte shorter than I was"; HERPES ZOSTER (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "recovered", described as "Shingles"; BLISTER (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "recovered", described as "shingle blisters were on the one side under the shoulder blade". The events "shingles" and "shingle blisters were on the one side under the shoulder blade" required physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of herpes zoster, blister.  Additional Information: The shingle blisters were on the one side under the shoulder blade. The shingles were relieved with hydrocortisone and the anti-virals that were prescribed. The shingles lasted about 10 days at the most. Once the caller started the anti-viral prescription, the shingles weren't as bad as a sunburn. The patient had a reaction to shingles after her first and second dose. She did not have the fourth dose yet and she was just wondering, she guessed that she should keep taking that, so should not want to get Covid but she  just wondered what was going on, if it kind of report or having a bad, a post 'in this' vaccine, shingles. She talked  this to her doctor about it he gave her an antiviral cleared it up right away. She never had chickenpox so, she never  had a reason to have shingles but she  just wondered if there was any reason why should not keep taking the vaccine every time like came out and wonder if there was anybody else, if there been any reports of that sort of thing. Mainly curiosity ahe wanted to know if there was, if that was like common reaction, she had not heard of anybody else besides her who got. It was also reported that she was not positive about her  height now because she was litter shorter than she was but thought she was  about 5'4 and a half. Vaccine was administered subcutaneously. Patient takes a lot of medicines, she had gotten a little dementia, osteoporosis, hypothyroidism, little depression. she takes a pill for tachycardia, she had a pill that suppose to help her appetite. She took a bunch of pills multi vitamins. Relatedness of drug to reaction(s)/event(s),Reaction assessed: mild case of shingles, Source of assessment: Primary Source Reporter, Method of assessment: Introspection, Drug result: Related.  The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 has been requested and will be submitted if and when received.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-2021618715 same patient/drug, different dose/AE;