Age: 82.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Memory impairment, Myalgia, Pain, Pain in extremity, Rhinorrhoea
Clinical narrative: issues with his memory and being more confused/Confusion; tiredness/Fatigue; He feels like he is not getting enough oxygen, has had a cough, runny nose, issues with his memory and being more confused; cough; runny nose; Having problems with memory; Not Feeling Right; Muscle pain; Pain areas have been more painful/pain; Sore arm; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via Medical Information Team. A 82-year-old male patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot number: EJ1685 then says someone changed the 5 to a 6), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm (left shoulder) on 05Jan2021 (at the age of 82 years old) as single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included he had two ablations, close together 4 years ago, blood pressure issues from Dec2020 and ongoing, ongoing thyroid condition from several years, ongoing acid reflux, has been on medication on and off for this condition for 5-10 years. Concomitant medications included levothyroxine sodium, 75 mcg once a day for thyroid disorder taking this medication for several years; losartan, 0.5 mg once a day per for blood pressure abnormal from Dec2020 and ongoing, he used to take half a tablet; started taking a full tablet 08Mar2021; omeprazole, 40 mg twice a day for acid reflux, he has been on and off this medication for 5-10 years. Started taking it regularly in the past year. Also increased it to twice a day in the past year. He was on Eliquis for blood thinning. He was started it 01Mar2021. He had been on hit previously for quite a while and had an ablation and was able to stop taking it. Blood pressure went up so he was put back on it in Mar2021, before then he had taken it about 2-3 years ago. He currently takes 5 mg twice a day. Caller also mentions unspecified vitamins and herbs; no further information provided by the caller. The patient previously received flu and tetanus vaccines in Oct2020 and shingles vaccine in Aug2019. The patient did not receive additional vaccines on same date of the Pfizer Suspect. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. The month ago (or more) he has been experienced tiredness, fatigue, pain, although he stated that he always has some kind of pain because he was 82 year old but it has been worse in the past 2 weeks. He felt like he was not getting enough oxygen, had a cough, runny nose, issues with his memory and being more confused. He stated that the tiredness and fatigue started out as intermittent about a month ago and said that it would "come and go" but now in the past couple of weeks it has been much more frequent. He also stated that he has been experienced a runny nose, cough and congestion for the past couple of weeks. He stated that since he got it; and for about a month or two, he has not been feeling right. He has tiredness, fatigue, all of his pain areas have been more painful, muscle pain. He doesn't seem to be getting enough oxygen; he really has to suck in air. His overall biggest problem was the fatigue. He stated that right after the shot he had no issues other than soreness in his arm on Jan2021; he has been going down hill since then. Tiredness and fatigue it has gotten worse gradually. It started a month or more ago. It has gotten worse over the last 2-3 weeks. He has pain all the time, he was 82 year old and something that always bothering him. Increased in pains started along with the tiredness and has also gotten worse over the last 2-3 weeks. He stated that his tiredness and fatigue was intermittent, but now it was more frequent. Before he had more good days than bad days. Now he has more bad days than good days. His feeling of not getting enough oxygen also went along with the tiredness. It has also gotten worse over the last 2-3 weeks. Cough and runny nose seem like it started in the last few weeks and has gotten worse. He has difficulty in answering the questions because his memory has been giving him problems and he's been confused more for about a month or so. It was gotten worse. The patient received second dose of the Covid vaccine (Lot Number: EL3249) on 26Jan2021, He was pretty sure that it was given in his left shoulder. He would like to know if he should go back to the VA where he received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be evaluated for these symptoms. The patient did not visit to emergency room or physician office. No family medical history relevant to adverse events was provided and no relevant tests were performed. The outcome of sore arm was recovered on an unspecified date in Jan2021, while with other event was not recovered.  Information about Lot/Batch Number has been Requested.  Follow-up (05Jul2021): This follow-up is being submitted to notify that the lot/batch number is not available despite the follow-up attempts made. Follow-up attempts completed. No further information is expected.