Received Sep 16, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID19 | COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH)) | PFIZER\BIONTECH | 1 | MY9550 | — |
| FLUX | INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | — | — |
swollen eardrum; I still had ear pain; it felt hot at the shot point; my arm is really hurting and sore/slight pain in my arm; arm pain at the injection site; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team. A female patient received BNT162b2 omicron (lp.8.1) (COMIRNATY (2025-2026 FORMULA)), on 07Sep2025 at 14:30 as dose 1, single (Lot number: MY9550, Expiration Date: 12Jun2026) for covid-19 immunisation; influenza vaccine (FLU [INFLUENZA VACCINE]), on 07Sep2025 at 14:30 as dose number unknown, single for immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: EAR PAIN (non-serious) with onset Sep2025, outcome "recovering", described as "I still had ear pain"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset Sep2025, outcome "recovering", described as "arm pain at the injection site"; VACCINATION SITE WARMTH (non-serious) with onset Sep2025, outcome "unknown", described as "it felt hot at the shot point"; PAIN IN EXTREMITY (non-serious) with onset Sep2025, outcome "recovering", described as "my arm is really hurting and sore/slight pain in my arm"; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE DISORDER (non-serious) with onset Sep2025, outcome "recovering", described as "swollen eardrum". Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of tympanic membrane disorder, ear pain, pain in extremity, vaccination site pain. Additional information: As of 10Sep2025, Consumer stated, I got my COVID-19 Pfizer shot this past Sunday (07Sep2025) at 2:30. I am very happy with it, but since you are a pharmacist, right? I have a question. So, when I went to see my doctor a week ago, she told me my ear was bothering me, she said it's some allergies. She knew that I got my COVID and my Flu shot (Unspecified Flu shot) this past Sunday, but I had texted her that I still had ear pain, so she recommended, she prescribed Methylprednisolone (manufacturer was unknown) and she did 4 mg here so, for the first day, it's six doses, so that's 24 mg tapering each day 5,4,3,2,1 and so, when I went to the pharmacist to get those pills yesterday. The pharmacist said, did you just have a COVID shot on Sunday? He said I must wait with the Methylprednisolone. Wait a couple of days before you take it, because it could interfere with your COVID shot, but I thought well, I will contact my doctor to make sure because she knew I had my COVID shot. So, I called her, my doctor's team, and they didn't get back to her, I thought I was making a nuisance of myself. My doctor knows that I had the shot, it must be okay. I looked online, it said that on low dose it should be perfect. So, when I figured, I did not hear back from my doctor, probably I should just take it like I was being a nuisance and so at dinner last night, I took it. That was 48 hours after my COVID shot. Now, today, like yesterday my arm is really hurting and sore, and it felt hot at the shot point but today it's a lot less. What I am wondering and now I am worried about is because my doctor said she called me this morning. She said alright, I messaged you. I forgot you had the COVID shot and said, did you get my message? I did not get any message. She said she was going to tell me to stay, to wait. Now I am worried because I only had slight pain in my arm and I am worried that it is going to ruin my immune response to the COVID shot, which is more important. Caller received the Pfizer covid vaccine on Sunday, 07Sep2025 at 2:30 PM and has arm pain at the injection site. She has an allergy in her ear and was given prednisolone but her doctor told her she should not take it because she got the covid shot. She wanted more info. It was reported that the patient got the shot the past Sunday at 2:30 and then I was talking to my doctor about how I have that, I have a swollen eardrum and she recommended and she prescribed methylprednisolone and so the first day I take 6 of those 4 mg pills so it's like 24mg, when I went to pick up the medicine the pharmacist said that can interfere with your covid shot you just had Sunday, I tried calling my doctor but I'm unable to reach her so I took the first dose of the methylprednisolone after dinner last night, it seems to be helping my ear but yesterday my arm is like in decent amount of pain which is good because the covid shot is working but then now, today it was not in a lot of pain. my doctor calls me first thing this morning and she said did you get my message, but I did not get a message, she said I was going to tell you to hold off on it. Do you think it would interfere because I do not know if it was normal for the pain to start going away today or it was just starting to get activated, I do not know because I wonder if I need another shot. No follow-up attempts are possible.