Age: 64.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Body temperature, Chills, Headache, Illness, Influenza
Clinical narrative: fever/her temperature spiked to 101 and is 99.3 today; pain/body aches/ I just feel achy; she felt like her arm was "hit by a sledgehammer; headache; I feel like I had the flu; I can't work and I just feel achy/unable to go to work; I am loosing work, I am home, sick; chills; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) reported for herself. A 64-years-old female patient received second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number: EW0217, Expiration date: unknown) via an unspecified route of administration, administered at an unspecified anatomical location on 06Jul2021 (age at vaccination was 64 years) as dose 2, single for COVID-19 immunization. The patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The patient previously received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number: EW0180, Expiration date: unknown) via an unspecified route of administration, administered at an unspecified anatomical location on an unknown date (age at vaccination was unknown) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization. The caller received her second dose of the vaccine on 06Jul2021 and yesterday and today, it was terrible. She said after her first shot she had nothing all. She had was like an arm ache, that was it and nothing else. The second one she was full blown. She was now experiencing shills/chills, fever, pain and was unable to go to work. She added that on the twelfth hour after the vaccine, at 11 pm, she felt like her arm was "hit by a sledgehammer" and then had the fever and chills. Her temperature spiked to 101 and was 99.3 today. And fever still 99.3 and yesterday it went to a 101 and she couldn't work and she just felt achy. She said she was also experiencing body aches and headache. She did visit with her doctor yesterday because she thought she had the flu. Her doctor informed her that it could take up to two weeks sometimes, referencing the length of time people experience these side effects. The caller shared that ten people at work at the vaccine and didn't experience any effects. The caller asked if she experienced side effects because she was older and wanted to know how long the side effects would last. She received the response stating that side effects that she may experience throughout the rest of your body, (systemic side effects) including fever and chills were observed with the first 1 to 2 days after vaccination and resolved shortly thereafter" and that her list of symptoms were among the commonly reported side effects. Also shared that everybody responds differently to vaccines. Recommended her to continue reaching out to HCP for treatment/monitoring of care. When asked permission to probe further, the consumer stated that she just wanted to talk to somebody who could tell her how long that was going to last because she was loosing work, she was home, sick. The consumer was informed about the role of Pfizer drug safety and Medical Information Department for the concern. The events were reported as non-serious. The outcome of events chills and I feel like I had the flu was unknown. The outcome of the other events was not resolved.  Follow up (08Jul2021): New information received from a contactable consumer (patient) reported for herself included: Updated the details of the events and details of 1st and 2nd dose of vaccine.