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Report #2855273

Received Aug 22, 2025

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Overview

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

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNKUNKRA

Symptoms (2)

HeadacheHypoaesthesia

Symptom narrative

frozen arm travelled up to neck and head; Headache; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of numbness of upper extremities in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. Previously administered products included Shingles vaccine (patient had shingles vaccine 10 years ago). On an unknown date, the patient received Shingrix (right arm). On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced numbness of upper extremities (Verbatim: frozen arm travelled up to neck and head) and headache (Verbatim: Headache). The outcome of the numbness of upper extremities was not reported and the outcome of the headache was resolved (duration 3 months). It was unknown if the reporter considered the numbness of upper extremities and headache to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the numbness of upper extremities and headache to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK receipt date: 06-AUG-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The hospital gave patient live shingles vaccine, no side effects were reported. And 10 years later the same va- said that patient needed the new dna or mrna , covid, Shingrix shot , even though patient was fully protected by the original, live vaccine. The right arm shot of Shingrix froze my entire right arm traveled up my neck to the back of my head and gave me a head ache that lasted 3 months. The Shingrix shot was a death shot.