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Report #2855376

Received Aug 24, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
65 yrs
State
ME
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Aug 21, 2025
Onset
Aug 23, 2025
Days to onset
2
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNK—IM / RA

Symptoms (7)

FatigueHeadacheInjection site painInjection site pruritusInjection site swellingInjection site warmthMalaise

Symptom narrative

Large raised and warm area size of a softball just below injection site. Appeared the day after the injection and became bigger and sore. Still present 4 days later, still red, raised, warm, itchy. No associated fever. Other side effects of headache, malaise, fatigue lasted three days.

Current illness

None

Medical history

Pre-diabetes

Other medications

Trazodone 25 mg nightly; vit d/k2; mag glycinate 240 mg nightly

Allergies

Allergic to penicillin

Lab data

None, only reported to pharmacist who recommended reporting here.