Report #2859202

Received Sep 16, 2025

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)	UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER	2	UNK	—

Symptoms (1)

Pain in extremity

Symptom narrative

I just got the second shot, and my arm is killing me but better than shingles; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of arm discomfort in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced arm discomfort (Verbatim: I just got the second shot, and my arm is killing me but better than shingles). The outcome of the arm discomfort was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the arm discomfort to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the arm discomfort to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 04-SEP-2025 This case was reported by the patient via interactive digital media.