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Report #2864385

Received Oct 8, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
75 yrs
State
PA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 17, 2025
Onset
Sep 17, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECHUNK—LA
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS3—LA

Symptoms (7)

ArthralgiaChillsDiscomfortExtra dose administeredMedication errorMyalgiaPain in extremity

Symptom narrative

little feeling of shivering, that he was shaking like he felt a chill; he had muscle aches and joint pain; he had muscle aches and joint pain; his arm hurts still today; his left arm started having minor discomfort after receiving the two vaccines on 17-SEP-2025, which felt a little worse yesterday; Vaccines should be administered at different anatomic sites; he forgot he had received the 2 dose Shingrix vaccine series, and received a third dose on Wednesday,; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of shivering in a 75-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included TOZINAMERAN (COMIRNATY) for covid-19 prophylaxis. Previously administered products included shingrix (1st dose received on 24-NOV-2023) and shingrix (2nd dose received on 24-JAN-2024). On 17-SEP-2025, the patient received the 3rd dose of Shingrix (left arm) and COMIRNATY (left arm). On 17-SEP-2025, less than a day after receiving Shingrix and COMIRNATY and less than a day after receiving Shingrix and COMIRNATY, the patient experienced shivering (Verbatim: little feeling of shivering, that he was shaking like he felt a chill), muscle pain (Verbatim: he had muscle aches and joint pain), joint pain (Verbatim: he had muscle aches and joint pain), pain in arm (Verbatim: his arm hurts still today), discomfort (Verbatim: his left arm started having minor discomfort after receiving the two vaccines on 17-SEP-2025, which felt a little worse yesterday), medication error (Verbatim: Vaccines should be administered at different anatomic sites) and extra dose administered (Verbatim: he forgot he had received the 2 dose Shingrix vaccine series, and received a third dose on Wednesday,). The patient was treated with ibuprofen;paracetamol (Advil Dual Action). On 17-SEP-2025, the outcome of the muscle pain and joint pain were resolved. On 18-SEP-2025, the outcome of the shivering was resolved (duration 1 day). The outcome of the pain in arm and discomfort were not resolved and the outcome of the medication error and extra dose administered were not applicable. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shivering, muscle pain, joint pain, pain in arm and discomfort to be related to Shingrix and COMIRNATY. It was unknown if the company considered the shivering, muscle pain, joint pain, pain in arm and discomfort to be related to Shingrix and COMIRNATY. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 19-SEP-2025 The patient forgot he had received the 2 dose Shingrix vaccine series and received a third dose along with Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty in the same arm, and per CDC recommendations, the vaccines should be administered at different anatomic sites, on Wednesday 17-SEP-2025 from pharmacist.