Age: 57.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Vaccination site erythema, Vaccination site oedema
Clinical narrative: very sick; Caller had a 103 fever or higher; reaction in arm of a lot of swelling and redness in arm/caller's whole arm had swelling and tightness and heat.; she experienced edema & redness in the arm of the injection; she experienced edema & redness in the arm of the injection; reaction in arm of a lot of swelling and redness in arm/caller's whole arm had swelling and tightness and heat.; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team, Program ID: (005570). The reporter is the patient.  A 57-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 04Mar2021 as dose 1, single (Lot number: EN6204, Expiration Date: 30Jun2021) at the age of 57 years, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient had no relevant medical history. There were no concomitant medications. Vaccination history included: Shingles vaccine (Caller had adverse reaction after receiving shingles vaccine in last couple years. Shingles Vaccine: NDC/lot/expiration: unknown), for immunization.  The following information was reported: PYREXIA (non-serious) with onset 04Mar2021, outcome "recovered", described as "Caller had a 103 fever or higher"; PERIPHERAL SWELLING (non-serious), MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS (non-serious) all with onset 04Mar2021, outcome "recovered" and all described as "reaction in arm of a lot of swelling and redness in arm/caller's whole arm had swelling and tightness and heat."; VACCINATION SITE ERYTHEMA (non-serious), VACCINATION SITE OEDEMA (non-serious) all with onset 04Mar2021, outcome "recovered" and all described as "she experienced edema & redness in the arm of the injection"; MALAISE (non-serious) with onset 04Mar2021, outcome "recovered", described as "very sick". The events "reaction in arm of a lot of swelling and redness in arm/caller's whole arm had swelling and tightness and heat." and "she experienced edema & redness in the arm of the injection" required physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pyrexia.  Additional information: The patient did not receive any other vaccine within 4 week to covid vaccination and did not received any other vaccine on same date.  Patient experienced adverse reaction to the vaccine and the booster, doctor at (Withheld) has advised not to take the pfizer vaccine again and referred me to an immunologist. There was No immunologist that will see a patient to work with this issue. When she seen her doctor at (Withheld) for a physical in Dec she advised the caller that she couldn't receive any more of the vaccines because the symptoms she experienced was an adverse reaction. very, sick for like over 4 days, began within 24 hours after receiving dose. after 4 or 5 days the caller was much better. Patient was pretty clear that it wasn't just an injection kind of soreness, whole arm had swelling and tightness and heat. Had a 103 fever or higher, fever did not go over 104. Fever was pretty high within 24 hours of receiving each dose. Caller took fever reducer. Caller was completely recovered after like 5 days. Patient consulted with the doctor after receiving each dose. Her HCP advised that if she received another vaccine she may go into anaphylactic. HCP advised the caller to follow up with (Facility name Withheld) to see what she was allergic to. (Facility name Withheld) advised they wouldn't be able to test her to see. She also reached out to (Facility name Withheld) and was told the same thing. Per caller she read that the Johnson & Johnson may be an alternative because it has different ingredients. Caller voiced she was having problems finding someone to observe her to make sure it's not problematic. Caller voiced it's unbelievably that her own doctor can't provide guidance. Per caller she is due for a booster and would like to be protected. Caller asking if Pfizer has any information for location in the (Withheld) that she may contact to get help with the issue. Events was reported as non-serious.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.