Age: 36.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Blood pressure measurement, COVID-19, Chills, Heart rate, Heart rate increased
Clinical narrative: tested positive to covid.; stated he feels like he has a sinus infection now; Chills; heart rate is a little high; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient, self-reported). A 36-year-old male patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot number and expiry dates were not provided), via an unspecified route of administration, in arm right, on 02Feb2021, as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Patient stated that he is a paramedic. He said everyone has been getting sick around him, and he had a coworker who recently tested positive with the COVID-19 Virus. He said when his coworker tested positive for the COVID-19 Virus, he figured he better get tested for the COVID-19 Virus, before he received his first COVID-19 Vaccine dose. He said his COVID-19 Virus test was negative on 02Feb2021, so he got his first COVID-19 Vaccine dose. He said he had symptoms after her received his first COVID-19 Vaccine dose. He said at the time, he thought his symptoms were from the COVID-19 Vaccine, but now he believes he was probably exposed to the COVID-19 Virus and his symptoms were from a COVID-19 Virus exposure. He said he is schedule to get his second COVID-19 Vaccine shot on 22Feb2021. He asked now that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 Virus on 08Feb2021, does being positive for COVID-19 change if, and when, he should get his second COVID-19 Vaccine dose. Reported that he lost his sense of smell, and he knows that losing his sense of smell is not from receiving his first COVID- 19 Vaccine dose. Reported the first day he received his COVID-19 Vaccine shot (02Feb2021) he was fine, saying his arm didn't even hurt. He said the second day (03Feb2021) he was really tired. He said he had really minor symptoms, like he had a minor cold. He said he was a little achy, and had chills. He said his symptoms were nothing severe, and the symptoms lasted for the first 2 days (03Feb2021 and 04Feb2021) after receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine. He said he felt better on day 3 (05Feb2021), but still was a little under-the-weather. He said on day 4 (06Feb2021) he couldn't smell anything at all, and his sense of taste started to go. He said he knows the COVID-19 Vaccine is not made from the actual live virus, so he had another COVID-19 Virus test performed this morning (08Feb2021), and he was positive for the COVID-19 Virus. He clarified he had a COVID-19 Virus nasal swab test performed this morning but does not know the name or manufacturer of the COVID-19 Virus test. Patient he got his first COVID-19 Vaccine on his right arm because he has tattoos on his left arm. Clarified he had a negative COVID-19 Virus test on 02Feb2021, right before receiving his first COVID-19 Vaccine dose on the same day (02Feb2021). Reported he has seen a pattern where people will initially test negative for the COVID-19 Virus and then will later test positive for the COVID-19 Virus. No further details provided. Reported he hasn't taken a decongestant or even Advil. No further details provided. Reported that he had minor, cold-like symptoms (tired, achy, and chills) that started the day after (03Feb2021). He said on 06Feb2021, he lost his sense of smell, and then he lost his sense of taste. He said he retested positive for the COVID-19 Virus today, 08Feb2021. He stated he feels like he has a sinus infection now. He said he can't taste or smell anything. He said his symptoms the first day after getting his first COVID- 19 Vaccine dose were a little more pronounced than what he is experiencing now. He said he doesn't know if he was actually sick when he got his first COVID-19 Vaccine dose on 02Feb2021. He said he has no respiratory issues, and his oxygen saturation levels are between 98-99%. He said his blood pressure is great, but his heart rate is a little high in Feb2021. He clarified his heart rate is normally a little high. No further details provided. Patient did not administer emergency room and not went to physician office for the events. The patient did not receive other vaccines within 4 weeks of vaccination. Patient not received treatment for the events. The event chills was recovered on 05Feb2021, outcome for the event heart rate high was unknown and for other events (Sinus infection and COVID-19) it was not recovered.   Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.