booster dose; Injection site tenderness and swelling; Injection site tenderness and swelling; he can feel the typical virus body aches.; Chills; checked his temperature it was 100.5 degrees. His temperature dipped down to 99.8 degrees after 9am, and at 11:47am it was 100.3 degrees.; blood sugar was slightly elevated, about 7-8 points above what he normally tracks in the morning; heart rate was a bit higher this morning than what he is used to seeing; was 115; GI distress; gas and diarrhea; General fatigue; muscle tension at the base of his head; generalized muscle and joint pain; muscle tension at the base of his head; generalized muscle and joint pain; GI distress; gas and diarrhea; GI distress; gas and diarrhea; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 57 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 02Dec2021 (Lot number: 33030BD, Expiration Date: 31May2022) at the age of 57 years as dose 3 (booster), 0.3ml single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Blood pressure high", start date: Mar2021 (unspecified if ongoing); "Type 2 diabetes mellitus", start date: Mar2021 (unspecified if ongoing); "Abscess", start date: Mar2021 (unspecified if ongoing); "States that he had Covid in Mar2020", start date: Mar2020 (unspecified if ongoing); "hospitalized" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: OZEMPIC taken for diabetes mellitus; METFORMIN ER taken for diabetes mellitus, start date: 08Mar2021 (ongoing); LISINOPRIL taken for hypertension, start date: 08Mar2021 (ongoing); PREVNAR 13 taken for immunisation, administration date 12Nov2021; INSULIN. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (1st dose received on 11Mar2021., Lot: EN6204, Expiry: Unknown), administration date: 11Mar2021, when the patient was 57 years old, for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Injection site tenderness and swelling", "Injection site tenderness and swelling", "General fatigue", "muscle tension at the base of his head", "muscle tension at the base of his head", "generalized muscle and joint pain", "generalized muscle and joint pain", "Chills", "Fever", "GI distress; gas and diarrhea", "GI distress; gas and diarrhea", "GI distress; gas and diarrhea", "blood sugar was slightly elevated, about 7-8 points above what he normally tracks in the morning", "His heart rate was a bit higher this morning than what he is used to seeing", "he can feel the typical virus body aches/body aches"; Bnt162b2 (2nd dose received on 01Apr2021., Lot: ER8737, Expiry: Unknown), administration date: 01Apr2021, when the patient was 57 years old, for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Injection site tenderness and swelling", "Injection site tenderness and swelling", "General fatigue", "muscle tension at the base of his head", "muscle tension at the base of his head", "generalized muscle and joint pain", "generalized muscle and joint pain", "Chills", "Fever", "GI distress; gas and diarrhea", "GI distress; gas and diarrhea", "GI distress; gas and diarrhea", "blood sugar was slightly elevated, about 7-8 points above what he normally tracks in the morning", "His heart rate was a bit higher this morning than what he is used to seeing", "he can feel the typical virus body aches/body aches"; Shingrix vaccines (1st dose on 20Apr2019, Lot:MX2LT, Expiry:21May2021), administration date: 20Apr2019, reaction(s): "adverse reaction"; Shingrix vaccines (2nd dose on 15Jun2019, Lot:23JKS, Expiry:13Apr2020.), administration date: 15Jun2019, reaction(s): "adverse reaction". The following information was reported: IMMUNISATION (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "booster dose"; VACCINATION SITE SWELLING (non-serious), VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "Injection site tenderness and swelling"; FATIGUE (non-serious) with onset 02Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "General fatigue"; HEAD DISCOMFORT (non-serious), MUSCLE TIGHTNESS (non-serious) all with onset 02Dec2021, outcome "recovered" (02Dec2021) and all described as "muscle tension at the base of his head"; ARTHRALGIA (non-serious), MYALGIA (non-serious) all with onset 02Dec2021, outcome "recovering" and all described as "generalized muscle and joint pain"; CHILLS (non-serious) with onset 03Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Chills"; PYREXIA (non-serious) with onset 03Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "checked his temperature it was 100.5 degrees. His temperature dipped down to 99.8 degrees after 9am, and at 11:47am it was 100.3 degrees."; DIARRHOEA (non-serious), ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious), FLATULENCE (non-serious) all with onset 02Dec2021, outcome "unknown" and all described as "GI distress; gas and diarrhea"; BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED (non-serious) with onset 03Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "blood sugar was slightly elevated, about 7-8 points above what he normally tracks in the morning"; HEART RATE INCREASED (non-serious) with onset 03Dec2021, outcome "unknown", described as "heart rate was a bit higher this morning than what he is used to seeing; was 115"; PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "he can feel the typical virus body aches." The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: blood glucose increased: (03Dec2021) blood sugar increased, notes: blood sugar was slightly elevated, about 7-8 points above what he normally tracks in the morning; body temperature: (unspecified date) 100.5, notes: when he got up at 7am and checked his temperature it was 100.5 degrees; (unspecified date) 99.8, notes: temperature dipped down to 99.8 degrees after 9am; (unspecified date) 100.3, notes: and at 11:47am it was 100.3 degrees; heart rate: (unspecified date) normally his heart rate is in the mid 60s-low 80s, notes: Normally his heart rate is in the mid 60s-low 80s; (unspecified date) but this morning it was 115, notes: but this morning it was 115; (03Dec2021) heart rate high, notes: His heart rate was a bit higher this morning than what he is used to seeing; laboratory test: (unspecified date) he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, notes: he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure; (unspecified date) he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high blo, notes: he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure; (Mar2021) life threatening septic infection., notes: Caller explains that in March2021 he was diagnosed with a potentially life threatening septic infection; sars-cov-2 test: (Mar2020) states that he had covid in mar2020, notes: States that he had Covid in Mar2020; (Jul2020) positive, notes: He wasn't able to get tested in Mar2020, but he had an antibody test in Jul2020 that confirmed he had it.  Additional information: His side effects had running consistent with what had been publicly recorded and had been consistent with all 3 doses. Stated that he also had many of the same side effects with the Shingrix vaccines. Stated he had a noticeably stronger immune response with the Covid and Shingrix vaccines than with any other vaccine. Injection site tenderness and swelling. Stated he does want to say that having had a full on natural exposure of Covid, the side effects were better than having the illness itself. General fatigue began around 3pm the afternoon he got the injection, but that was typical for him after receiving any injection. He noticed muscle tension at the base of his head that afternoon, it lasted from 3 to 4:30pm. Stated he does not typically get headaches. He had generalized muscle and joint pain, it was a little less now, but if he moves around he can feel the typical virus body aches. Chills started around midnight and when he got up at 7am and checked his temperature it was 100.5 degrees. His temperature dipped down to 99.8 degrees after 9am, and at 11:47am it was 100.3 degrees. He had some GI distress since late yesterday evening; he had some gas and diarrhea, but that stopped. Stated that he was a type 2 diabetic. His blood sugar was slightly elevated, about 7-8 points above what he normally tracks in the morning. Caller explains that in Mar2021 he was diagnosed with a potentially life threatening septic infection. He had an abscess on his side with cellulitis. He was hospitalized, the abscess was drained and while in the hospital he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. He was discharged on 08Mar2021. Caller verifies that all this occurred prior to getting his 1st dose of the Covid 19 Vaccine. His heart rate was a bit higher this morning than what he was used to seeing. Normally his heart rate was in the mid 60s to low 80s, but this morning it was 115. He told his family that his body was just reacting to the foreign substance. Stated he had taken no treatment for the side effects. His instinct was to not take anything unless it was really unpleasant because he didn't want to reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine. By 12:30pm today he was feeling better. Stated that with the 1st dose of the Covid 19 vaccine, he started to feel fever and body aches within 6 hours after getting the dose. Stated that he went to bed early that night. He had noticeable side effects for 12 to 18 hours after they started at 6 pm that night. Metformin ER, dosage changed over the course of managing the disease and Lisinopril, dosage may have started a little lower. It was stated that he was on long acting and short insulin, but he just got off the short acting insulin as of Sept2021. Patient had not attended any Emergency Room and Physician Office for the reported events.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202101725303 same reporter/patient/product, different dose/event.