Age: 40.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19, Vaccination site erythema, Vaccination site mass, Vaccination site swelling
Clinical narrative: she got COVID exactly 8 days after the shot; COVID arm/It was described as a big, giant, red circle and giant lump in that circle; COVID arm/It was described as a big, giant, red circle and giant lump in that circle; COVID arm/It was described as a big, giant, red circle and giant lump in that circle; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp (patient herself). A 40-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection), via an unspecified route of administration, administered on the left arm on 26Apr2021 18:35 (at the age of 40-years-old; lot number: EW0170, expiration date not reported) as first dose, single dose and via an unspecified route of administration, administered on the left arm on 17May2021 18:35 (at the age of 40-years-old; lot number: EW0182, expiration date not reported) as second dose, single dose both for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing asthma (had since she was a baby), ongoing Epstein Barr (has since she was 16 years old), allergy, penicillin allergy (this was found out when she was a little kid. She has also been taking Tylenol as treatment for the event) , and antacid therapy. Concomitant medications included cetirizine hydrochloride (ZYRTEC ALLERGY) taken for hypersensitivity from an unspecified start date and ongoing; diphenhydramine hydrochloride (BENADRYL) taken for hypersensitivity, start and stop date were not reported; and esomeprazole magnesium (manufacturer unknown) taken for antacid therapy, start and stop date were not reported. The patient previously took amoxicillin and experienced drug hypersensitivity (reported as this was found out when she was a little kid. She has also been taking Tylenol as treatment for the event). The patient reported that her mom and dad had COVID in Dec2020. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior and on the day of administration of the COVID vaccine. The patient experienced covid arm/it was described as a big, giant, red circle and giant lump in that circle on an unspecified date on May2021 and she got covid exactly 8 days after the shot on 04May2021. Reporter who wanted to report a side from COVID vaccine after the first dose. She explained she got something called COVID arm. It was explained she went and got the second dose yesterday (17May2021) and told them about it. The facility told her to report this as it doesn't happen often with the Pfizer vaccine. The first dose was given on 26Apr2021 and she got COVID exactly 8 days after the shot, almost 2 weeks in. It was described as a big, giant, red circle and giant lump in that circle. She didn't know what was going on so she looked it up and the pictures she saw looked exactly like what she had. The article said that most people got it 8 days in after the vaccine. She brought it up when she got her second dose because it is not even gone yet. She clarifies the redness went away a day or 2 ago but the lump is still there. Because of that, the second was done in same arm but on the side of her arm and not in the lump. The second dose was administered closer to the arm pit instead of where the lump is. Regarding the lump, it isn't as big, it is on the verge of going away. She was warned that this could happen again since she had the first reaction. Both shots were given on the left arm. She did pretty must everything she was told to for treatment; she put ice on it and took paracetamol (TYLENOL). Yesterday when she got the second shot (17May2021), she was given a topical cream to put on incase it happens again. Reporter asked if this happens again should she call to report it. It was explained she could call us back to report or include this on the paperwork she maybe be sent regarding the event reported and she agreed. Patient took paracetamol (TYLENOL) and put ice on her covid arm as a result of the events reported. Events did not result to emergency room or physician office visit. The outcome of COVID-19 was unknown, vaccination site lump and swelling was recovering, and vaccination site redness was recovered on an unspecified date.