Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Bell's palsy, Dry eye, Ear pain, Oropharyngeal pain, Sinus congestion
Clinical narrative: Bell's Palsy; I started to have sharp pain behind my ear; sinus congestion; deep sore throat; dry left eye; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable other healthcare professional (HCP; patient). A 60-year-old female patient received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 27Mar2021 at 16:00 (Lot Number: ER8733, expiry date not reported) at the age of 60-years-old at a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient was not pregnant at the time of vaccination. The vaccination facility type was facility. The patient received no other vaccine in four weeks. The patient had no COVID prior to vaccination and was not tested for COVID post vaccination. Medical history included penicillin-rash; high cholesterol being treated with Repatha; slightly high blood pressure being treated with lisinopril; cysts in pancreas, thyroid and kidneys-all benign. Concomitant medications included evolocumab (REPATHA) for high cholesterol; lisinopril for slightly high blood pressure; spironolactone for an unspecified indication and testosterone for an unspecified indication, all start and stop dates were not reported. The patient received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine on 27Mar2021, 4 days later on 31Mar2021 20:30 she developed Bell's Palsy. She would like to know if in the clinical trials those who experienced this adverse event was after the first or the second dose of the vaccine. She already reported this adverse event to Safety, online and verbally. She would like to know if Pfizer recommends for people who develops Bell's Palsy after the first dose of the vaccine not to receive the second dose and if there's information about the cases of Bell's Palsy after receiving the vaccine during the vaccination to larger populations. She's also wondering if there is information about how long it takes to resolve. Patient reported that four days after vaccination on 31Mar2021 at 20:30, she started to have sharp pain behind her ear, sinus congestion, deep sore throat, and dry left eye, went to bed, next morning she woke up with Bell's palsy on left side of face (also reported to have occurred on 31Mar2021 20:30). These resulted in a doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit. The patient was treated with high dose prednisone and Valtrex. The outcome of the events was not recovered.; Sender's Comments: Bell's palsy is not uncommon in general population, however the causal association between bell's palsy and the usage of the vaccine BNT162B2 cannot be excluded because of strong temporal association. The impact of this report on the benefit/risk profile of the Pfizer product is evaluated as part of Pfizer procedures for safety evaluation, including the review and analysis of aggregate data for adverse events. Any safety concern identified as part of this review, as well as any appropriate action in response, will be promptly notified to regulatory authorities, Ethics Committees, and Investigators, as appropriate.