his face was feeling funny/his face was paralyzed on the left side/ Bell's Palsy; Pain at the injection site; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient's wife). A 71-year-old male patient received the first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection, lot number: EL3248), via an unspecified route of administration on 24Jan2021 12:30 at single dose in right arm for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included Diabetes, Blood pressure high, High cholesterol, Enlarged prostate. Concomitant medications taken within two weeks before the event onset included irbesartan, verapamil, metformin, topiramate, omeprazole, tamsulosin, clonazepam, simvastatin, acetylsalicylic acid (BABY ASPIRIN), all were ongoing. Vaccination facility type was Hospital. The patient received the Pfizer covid vaccine first dose on Sunday 24Jan2021, On Monday (25Jan2021) afternoon, his face was feeling funny, by the time he got home, his face was paralyzed on the left side. The injection site was on his right arm. The reporter called paramedics and he went to the Emergency Room, and was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. No history prior to vaccination. All his tests were negative in the hospital, EKG, CT, all tests negative in Jan2021. wasn't a stroke or anything like that. One doctor said it could be related to the vaccine and the other said he didn't know. The reporter wanted to know if he could go back for the second dose, if one dose could provide any protection. Consumer calling about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (later referred to as just shot or COVID shot by caller) for her husband, and says the reason why she called was her husband got Bell's Palsy from it, and she didn't know if he should still go for a second shot. She said his face was all paralyzed right now, he got the COVID-19 shot on Sunday, then Monday night he went to the ER and was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, all tests were clear that it was not a stroke and had to be from the shot. The patient's face was feeling funny, and when he got home his face was paralyzed and she called 911. She said he was admitted from the ER overnight on Monday night (25Jan2021), then she picked him up on Tuesday night. She said he was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, and they gave him medication, which was Prednisone and patches to keep his eye closed, and another med called Valacyclovir, which was an antiviral medication, and some eyedrops. She said his vaccine card just says first dose, patient number, (City and State name), and has a date on the back for his second shot which was scheduled for 14Feb2021. Treatment Valacyclovir: Caller says that this was in a (Pharmacy name) bottle and that label told instructions to take it and said no refills, discard after 26Jan2022, it was a week's worth of pills. Prednisone 10mg. Caller said this was also in a pharmacy bottle that said take 5, then 4, then 3, then 2, then 1. The label said discard after 26Jan2022. She said that the eyedrops were over the counter lubricant eye drops for his left eye. Caller said the patient took a medication for electrical activity in the brain, so they did a MRI and a CAT scan and they all came back negative on the tests, and his heart tests came back negative (Jan2021). No further details provided about electrical brain activity medication or test results. Caller said that the doctors sent her husband home and said it was Bell's Palsy, likely a result of the vaccine, that there was nothing wrong with him, they can't say for sure, they said it could be coincidental. She said they probably can't say it was the vaccine that gave it to him, some doctors said yes during the stay at the hospital and some said they couldn't say. She said that there were quite a few doctors there, it is a big hospital, that worked in the stroke unit. Caller said that she would like to know if there were any product recommendations about whether her husband should get the second dose. It further reported that on 25Jan2021 at Lunch time his face felt funny and by 17:00 left side of face was paralyzed. He was treated in the ER of (Hospital name and Address). as if he had signs of stroke. Reporter seriousness for Bell's palsy was Hospitalization. The dates when patient was in hospital for Bell's palsy was from 25Jan2021 to Unspecified date. Reporter stated patient also experienced pain at the injection site in Jan2021. MRI, EEG, EKG and Sonogram, all clear and All negative in Jan2021. The outcome of the event "his face was feeling funny/his face was paralyzed on the left side/ Bell's Palsy" was not recovered, of the other event was unknown.