Report #2849696

Received Jul 15, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: —
Recovered: Recovered
Vaccinated: —
Onset: —
Days to onset: —
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)	UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER	1	UNK	—

Symptoms (1)

Pain in extremity

Symptom narrative

My arm just hurt like heck; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of pain in 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 pain in arm (Verbatim: My arm just hurt like heck). The outcome of the pain in arm was resolved (duration 36 hrs). It was unknown if the reporter considered the pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 08-JUL-2025 Patient's first dose had been worse than his/her second dose. His/her arm had just hurt like heck for about 36 hours.