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Report #2835396

Received Apr 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
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Onset
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Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER1UNK—

Symptoms (1)

Peripheral swelling

Symptom narrative

arm swelled up so bad; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of swelling arm in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced swelling arm (Verbatim: arm swelled up so bad). Shingles vaccine was discontinued. The outcome of the swelling arm was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the swelling arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the swelling arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 04-APR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The reporter took the first shot and it was awful. The reporter arm swelled up so bad. The reporter refused to go back and get the second shot. The reporter just pray he/she did not get it.