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2021-04-06
Dose 1 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-04-08
Registered in v-safe
2021-04-08
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Hypoaesthesia, Immediate post-injection reaction — Feeling: Good

Free text: Half my face went numb 20-30mins after vaccine. Lasted fully for about 2 hours. 2 days after I still have some strange feeling in my cheek. My vaccine and face numbness are on left side.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-04-09
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Ear pain, Hypoaesthesia — Feeling: Fair · Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional · Outpatient clinic or urgent care clinic visit

Free text: Numb like feeling on left side of face. Some ear pain. Went to walk in clinic.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-04-09
Report sent to call center — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
Get care from a doctor or other healthcare professional

1 call case(s)
2021-04-10
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Hypoaesthesia, Paraesthesia — Feeling: Good

Free text: Numb sensation in face is still present. Seems to be going away more so today. Some pins and needles feeling.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-04-11
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Hypoaesthesia, Swelling face — Feeling: Good

Free text: Swelling/numb feeling in left cheek and jaw that has traveled to right cheek too. Left side is worse of the 2.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-04-12
Survey response — days 1–6 daily, dose 1
MedDRA: Adverse reaction — Feeling: Good

Free text: But my left side of my face seems to be improving.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-04-13
Survey response — day 7, dose 1
MedDRA: Hypoaesthesia — Feeling: Good

Free text: Facial numbness sensation almost gone. Has traveled to other side of face at times.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-04-20
Health check-in — day 14, dose 1
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-04-27
Health check-in — day 21, dose 1
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-04-28
Dose 2 — Pfizer-BioNTech
2021-05-05
Survey response — day 7, dose 2
MedDRA: Arthralgia, Emergency care, Hypoaesthesia, Immediate post-injection reaction, Pain in extremity, Self-medication — Feeling: Good

Free text: I had a numbness like experience in half my face 40mins after vaccine, as well as 2 of my fingers on that side. Had major pain from elbow to finger tips too. Have since gone to ER and was told to take b complex vitamin, which has sped up recovery.

MedDRA releases: 2021-09,2023-04,2024-11 · check-in free text available
2021-05-12
Health check-in — day 14, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-05-19
Health check-in — day 21, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-05-26
Health check-in — day 28, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-06-02
Health check-in — day 35, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-06-09
Health check-in — day 42, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-07-28
Health check-in — 3 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2021-10-29
Health check-in — 6 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in
2022-02-12
Call 1 — Could Not Reach Participant
2022-02-17
Call 2 — Left Voicemail
2022-04-28
Health check-in — 12 months, dose 2
Feeling: Good

Adult check-in

Vaccinations

Dose	Date	Manufacturer	Co-administered
1	2021-04-06	Pfizer-BioNTech
2	2021-04-28	Pfizer-BioNTech

Call center

1 call center case

1 unsuccessful

VAERS report filed, before or during a call: 1

1 wait over 3 months for a first call

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Release 7 — days 1–6 daily, dose 1

2021-04-08

Systemic reaction (other): Half my face went numb 20-30mins after vaccine. Lasted fully for about 2 hours. 2 days after I still have some strange feeling in my cheek. My vaccine and face numbness are on left side.

2021-04-09

Systemic reaction (other): Numb like feeling on left side of face. Some ear pain. Went to walk in clinic.

2021-04-10

Systemic reaction (other): Numb sensation in face is still present. Seems to be going away more so today. Some pins and needles feeling.

2021-04-11

Systemic reaction (other): Swelling/numb feeling in left cheek and jaw that has traveled to right cheek too. Left side is worse of the 2.

2021-04-12

Systemic reaction (other): But my left side of my face seems to be improving.

Release 7 — day 7, dose 1

2021-04-13

Systemic reaction (other): Facial numbness sensation almost gone. Has traveled to other side of face at times.

Release 8 — day 7, dose 2

2021-05-05

Systemic reaction (other): I had a numbness like experience in half my face 40mins after vaccine, as well as 2 of my fingers on that side. Had major pain from elbow to finger tips too. Have since gone to ER and was told to take b complex vitamin, which has sped up recovery.

Each entry is dated by the survey it was written in (the CDC re-sent the releases with survey dates in 2025); click a date to see that survey response. The CDC cut some text off at about 250 characters: symptoms in every release, and the other two fields in releases 9-12. Those entries are marked "cut off by CDC".

MedDRA terms by release

Field	Preferred term	2021-09	2023-04	2024-11
SRO	Adverse reaction	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Arthralgia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Ear pain	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Emergency care	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Hypoaesthesia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Immediate post-injection reaction	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Pain in extremity	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Paraesthesia	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Self-medication	✓	✓	✓
SRO	Swelling face	✓	✓	✓

✓ active code · ○ coded but marked inactive · blank = not in that release