Age: 63.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Myalgia, Paraesthesia, Peripheral coldness, Pruritus, Pyrexia
Clinical narrative: help knock pain down for joints hurt like heck; a pinching like pins and needles trying to get out on your stomach area, it comes and goes; first time the rash itched underneath; Like a warm, hot forehead, gets warm and then gets hot like running a fever to the touch burning on forehead comes and goes; Like a warm, hot forehead, gets warm and then gets hot like running a fever to the touch burning on forehead comes and goes; Started freezing all over the place, hands are ice cold; Starts effecting different joints in the body, hit the muscle or joint; Starts effecting different joints in the body, hit the muscle or joint; Had a rash on right chest but it wasn't itching, it was just burning, strip of red rash going down left side of neck that went away and another rash started under left armpit; Had a rash on right chest but it wasn't itching, it was just burning, strip of red rash going down left side of neck that went away and another rash started under left armpit; Had a rash on right chest but it wasn't itching, it was just burning, strip of red rash going down left side of neck that went away and another rash started under left armpit; Started freezing all over the place, hands are ice cold; a little pain in the muscle; A paramedic gave vaccine and hit an artery; bleeding underneath skin above injection site, 7 droplets of blood above injection site; When stood up couldn't breath and throat was like closed off; When stood up couldn't breath and throat was like closed off; Severe sharp pain in your head that comes and goes each day to this day; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) via medical information team. A 63-year-old male patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTEC COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/ Lot Number: EN6208 and expiry date not provided) via intravenous, in left arm in shoulder area on 18Mar2021 (at the age of 63-years-old) as a single dose for covid-19 immunisation at hospital. Appointment was for 8:40, told facility he had allergic reactions to allergies. Medical history included patient had life and death lung surgery in 1997, lost bottom lobe on lung, less breathing capacity than normal person. There was no relevant family medical history. Patient was told by family doctor, should get the Covid shot. Concomitant medications were none. Patient did not have prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. No additional vaccines were administered on same date of suspect vaccine. There was no investigation assessment. AE(s) following prior vaccinations: Patient stated it was not like this, usually just sore arm where put needle in, never had blood fly out of arm on rubber glove, or bleeding, after pulled syringe out, kept pressure on arm. Patient has never had anything like that happen. Patient did not provide NDC/lot/expiration for vaccine that made arm sore where put needle in.  Never happened again after that. On 18 Mar2021, a paramedic gave vaccine and hit an artery, and injected the vaccine into his blood stream, when stood up patient couldn't breath and throat was like closed off and bleeding underneath skin above injection site, 7 droplets of blood above injection site. Patient still has one today that didn't go away yet. Patient stated that he suggested to the Paramedic that he pull out the needle and put it in the right arm and start over.  Paramedic was just staring at the blood coming out underneath the syringe and continued to shoot the first dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine into the blood stream. After a few seconds caller's throat opened back up. States it was freaky. Never had that happen before. Throat opened back up, but scared patient real good.  Just happened for a few seconds after standing up, maybe patient stood up too fast and that caused the problem. When patient got home he had blood on his arm and shirt. On 29Mar2021 11th day after first dose Pfizer Covid vaccine, patient experienced like a warm, hot forehead, gets warm and then gets hot like running a fever to the touch burning on forehead comes and goes, also patient started freezing all over the place, hands are ice cold, was wearing long johns two sweatshirts and a winter coat in house to be warm.  Patient puts hands in coat pocket to warm up.  This is still going on every day, still going on this morning. It started effecting different joints in the body, hit the muscle or joint, joints targeting on and off, still happening every day, No effect on joints yet. Patient hopes does not have anymore.. First symptom started after first dose Pfizer Covid vaccine, for seven days underneath the muscle. It was that 20 minutes one time it showed up.  Patient clarifies that this began on the 7th day after receiving the first dose Pfizer Covid Vaccine.  Patient had a little pain in the muscle.  Felt something in the muscle are for about 20 minutes.  It was ongoing and persisting. Also had a rash on right chest but it wasn't itching, it was just burning, strip of red rash going down left side of neck that went away and another rash started under left armpit. It was a pinching on the inside trying to come out through the skin.  That's what the rash feels like. Reports this was still coming and going. Clarifies the rash underneath the right arm and on the chest is what patient was referring to. Last night for first time the rash itched underneath patients right arm in the muscle, it started to itch, still hot.  It was never itching before but started itching last night, 20Apr2021. Rash came back on right arm between elbow and shoulder in muscle area. Red rash came, felt the pinching like trying to come out from under the skin.  Patient went to the bathroom and looked and it was itchy for the first time.  Patient didn't want to itch it, rubbed lightly with flat hand so nothing would happen. Improve a little bit, not all over chest like it was, going on in different locations of the body. On 20Apr2021, patient having a symptom from yesterday and today a pinching like pins and needles trying to get out on your stomach area, no rash there but it comes and goes. Patient pushes finger on it and it seems to calm it down a little bit. Reported this was another symptom that was appearing.  Patient states he was still having these symptoms. On an unknown date in 2021, patient experienced severe sharp pain in head, he has a stabbing pain in forehead that comes and goes each day to this day. After that started experiencing, never had headaches before, that was a severe sharp in your head that comes and goes each day to this day.  Treatment received ibuprofen 300mg once in a while to help knock pain down for joints hurt like heck. Patient doesn't know when he began taking, after symptoms occurred he began taking.  Other than that the patient did not take it. Patient was not a big fan of taking medication. No relevant tests were done. Patient visited emergency room in a hospital due to events 01Apr2021. Patient was discharged from emergency room.  Pleaded with emergency room to give patient an epi pen to stop the side effects from occurring to get back to normal life and not deal with problem.  Emergency room refused to give patient the epi pen, saying the epi pen would give the caller high blood pressure. Patient does not have high blood pressure.  Patient thought that would be better than the reactions he was having.  Patient stated that gave him a steroid. Patient was hoping there was an anecdote to stop the side effects to not continue going through this problem.  Shot was not designed for where it was put, guess have to deal with unless answers. Patient asked what are the long term effects to the brain at end of blood stream? Have any idea? Nobody has answered.  Vaccine should have been aborted, not injected into blood stream. Patient underwent EKG (Electrocardiography) in emergency room on 01Apr2021 and result was unknown. Patients second dose was scheduled for 27Apr2021, 41 days after first dose Pfizer, not 21 days. The seriousness for all the events was unspecified. The outcome of event paramedic gave vaccine and hit an artery was unknown and for other events was not resolved. No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.