Age: 71.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Eye swelling, Herpes zoster, Rash
Clinical narrative: just a swollen eye and rashes; just a swollen eye and rashes; shingles around her left eye; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) and physician. A 71-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation: solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EN6203),via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 24Feb2021 13:00 (at the age of 71 years old) as 1st dose, single dose for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included cerebral palsy, from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. No history of previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect. No Additional Administered Vaccines on same date with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect. No prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. Concomitant medications included phenobarbital 32.4 mg, daily, [32.4mg tablet 1 tablet per day by mouth at bedtime] taken for convulsions (taken about 30 years if not 40 years), start and stop date were not reported. The patient previously took Shingles vaccine (2016) and flu shot (1991, for 30 years with no problems). The patient reported that she had first vaccine on 24Feb2021, and she was to have second vaccine shortly. The patient stated that she got shingles in between and thought she should let Pfizer know. She wanted to get the second vaccine and said she was not afraid. The patient state that she was dying to get the vaccine. It was probably at 8:15AM when she could sign up for the COVID 19 vaccine, then she got an earlier appointment, and she was so excited she went up there 2 hours early but then the shingles happened. The patient stated that probably because she also had cerebral palsy, so that could have made shingles happen. The doctor had her go because they thought it was shingles around her eye. So, she went to an eye doctor. The patient stated that she started to call Pfizer but waited a long time today and was sicker then. She did get the shingles on the weak side of her body and the side she got her shot on. The patient stated that it could have been cerebral palsy that caused it to come out. Shingles is pain in the body, but she had no pain just a swollen eyes and rashes. The patient state that she got an antiviral drug and she thought she was going to be really and saying that COVID would not be able to hit her with vaccine and antivirals. The shingles are almost gone. She was scheduled for second COVID 19 vaccine on 17Mar2021 at 8:20AM. The patient stated that she thought her body was weaker than the most people but trying to live as normally as she can. Sometimes stupid things happen because she was not quite as strong. She reported that state started the comorbidity alliance. She did not think cerebral palsy is considered a comorbidity because it was physical. The patient was taking antiviral Valacyclovir 1 gram, 1 tablet 3 times a day by mouth in a 7-day supply. Her doctor told her to go to the emergency room to get her eye checked. Her left eye was her better eye. She still had perfect vision in the left eye, 40/20 or 20/40 whichever it was, she did not remember. The patient stated that was what happens when you get 70. She took the shingles vaccine at pharmacy in 2016 but then she read other things that say maybe it was only 50% accurate or that it would hold, she was debating getting the Shingrix vaccine. She had been out of the house only about 1% of the time for the whole past year. She clarified that she had been quarantining. She states that she was very anxious to get the other COVID 19 vaccine because if she had both vaccines, she could help others along the line. The patient visited emergency room/physician office. The patient received treatment for the events. The outcome of the events shingles around her left eye was recovering and just a swollen eye and rashes was unknown. No relevant tests. Investigation Assessment: No. No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.