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Report #2853843

Received Aug 12, 2025

ER / ED visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
73 yrs
State
FL
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Apr 16, 2025
Onset
May 23, 2025
Days to onset
37
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS17ZM55IM / LA

Symptoms (2)

ParaesthesiaPruritus

Symptom narrative

Patient came to pharmacy to pick up her medication and in passing by mentioned that the "shingles vaccine" got her hospitalized. Patient received vaccine on 4/26/2025. She woke up in the middle of the night of 5/22/25 with her chin itching. Then the morning of 5/23/25, the entire right side of her face was tingling. Patient took herself to the emergency room. She stated that the doctors ruled stroke and everything and considered her symptoms due to Shingrix.