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Report #2839256

Received May 2, 2025

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Overview

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

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER2UNK—

Symptoms (2)

MalaisePain in extremity

Symptom narrative

I was sick; arm felt like it was broken it hurt so bad; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of sickness in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced sickness (Verbatim: I was sick) and pain in arm (Verbatim: arm felt like it was broken it hurt so bad). The outcome of the sickness was resolved and the outcome of the pain in arm was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the sickness and pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the sickness and pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 25-APR-2025 The case was received from the patient via interactive digital media. The reporter got the vaccine on the second dose he/she was sick for over a week and his/her arm felt like it was broken it hurt so bad. But the reporter was still glad he/she got it because of all the bad stories of the shingles.