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Report #2843170

Received May 29, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
69 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
May 12, 2025
Onset
May 1, 2025
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNK—RA

Symptoms (5)

Injection site painInjection site pruritusInjection site rashInjection site warmthSkin warm

Symptom narrative

Rash on her right arm; Itchy on her right arm; warmness on her right arm; soreness on her right arm; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of rash in a 69-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On 12-MAY-2025, the patient received Shingrix (right arm). In MAY-2025, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced rash (Verbatim: Rash on her right arm), itchy upper limbs (Verbatim: Itchy on her right arm), skin warm (Verbatim: warmness on her right arm) and pain in arm (Verbatim: soreness on her right arm). The outcome of the rash was resolving and the outcome of the itchy upper limbs was not resolved and the outcome of the skin warm and pain in arm were resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the rash, itchy upper limbs, skin warm and pain in arm to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the rash, itchy upper limbs, skin warm and pain in arm to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 22-MAY-2025 The patient self-reported this case for herself. The patient received her first dose of Shingrix, she had soreness, a rash, itchiness, and warmness on her right arm where she received the vaccine. The soreness and warmness went away but the rash and itchiness was still present. The rash was about 3 inches long but was fading.