Received Mar 3, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 1 | UNK | — |
even hurts where the injection was made.; Pain and soreness in my shoulder; but also double injected my arm/ did not administered the vaccine properly; did not administered the vaccine properly/ worng spot; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of injection site pain in a 61-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On 27-MAR-2024, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On 27-MAR-2024, less than a day after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced injection site pain (Verbatim: even hurts where the injection was made.), shoulder pain (Verbatim: Pain and soreness in my shoulder), wrong technique in product usage process (Verbatim: but also double injected my arm/ did not administered the vaccine properly) and vaccine administered at inappropriate site (Verbatim: did not administered the vaccine properly/ worng spot). Shingles vaccine was discontinued. The outcome of the injection site pain and shoulder pain were not resolved and the outcome of the wrong technique in product usage process and vaccine administered at inappropriate site were not applicable. It was unknown if the reporter considered the injection site pain and shoulder pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the injection site pain and shoulder pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 07-FEB-2025 The patient 's shoulder constantly ached and was sometimes very sore or even hurts where the injection was made. It sometimes radiated into joint. The patient didn't have this type of ongoing ache, pain and soreness in my shoulder in that exact spot before the vaccination. The nurse practitioner did not administered the vaccine properly and not only in the worng spot but also double injected her arm, which led to wrong technique in product usage process and vaccine administered at inappropriate site. The patient did not go back to get the second dose. The patient didn't need additional injury for a second dose of vaccine. The patient could not get in touch to report this medical event or get in touch with the actual location to report to them. This needs to be corrected. There would be no more vaccines for the patient.