Report #2854990

Received Aug 21, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: TN
Recovered: Unknown
Vaccinated: Aug 14, 2025
Onset: Aug 14, 2025
Days to onset: 0
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (SHINGRIX)	GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS	UNK	UNK	IM

Symptoms (1)

Product administered at inappropriate site

Symptom narrative

Shingrix vaccination given in a gluteus muscle; This non-serious case was reported by a nurse via call center representative and described the occurrence of vaccine administered at inappropriate site in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On 14-AUG-2025, the patient received Shingrix (intramuscular, unknown gluteal). On 14-AUG-2025, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced vaccine administered at inappropriate site (Verbatim: Shingrix vaccination given in a gluteus muscle). The outcome of the vaccine administered at inappropriate site was not applicable. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 14-AUG-2025 The supervisor of a health department reported that a Shingrix vaccination was given to a patient in a gluteus muscle, which led to vaccine administered at inappropriate site.