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Report #2866887

Received Oct 20, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 24, 2025
Onset
Sep 1, 2025
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1UNK—

Symptoms (7)

Eye painFatigueHeadachePainParaesthesiaPyrexiaRash erythematous

Symptom narrative

Rash; felt tingles on my back like a sunburn; noticed red dots all over my chest, abdomen and arms/ it spread to my face and neck; fever; headache; eye pain; fatigue; Body aches; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of rash in a 50-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included fever (mild in SEP-2025) and general body pain (in SEP-2025). Concurrent medical conditions included asthma. Concomitant products included INFLUENZA VACCINE, COVID-19 VACCINE and montelukast sodium (Singulair). On 24-SEP-2025, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. In SEP-2025, less than a week after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced fever (Verbatim: fever), headache (Verbatim: headache), eye pain (Verbatim: eye pain), fatigue (Verbatim: fatigue), general body pain (Verbatim: Body aches) and red spotty rash (Verbatim: noticed red dots all over my chest, abdomen and arms/ it spread to my face and neck). On 27-SEP-2025, the patient experienced rash (Verbatim: Rash) and tingling (Verbatim: felt tingles on my back like a sunburn). The patient was treated with hydrocortisone and acrivastine (Benadryl). The outcome of the rash and red spotty rash were not resolved and the outcome of the fever, headache, eye pain, fatigue, general body pain and tingling were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the rash, fever, headache, eye pain, fatigue, general body pain, tingling and red spotty rash to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the rash, fever, headache, eye pain, fatigue, general body pain, tingling and red spotty rash to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 01-OCT-2025 The patient self-reported this case for herself. The patient got a Flu and Covid vaccine three days apart each and the Shingles (Shingrix) vaccine 5 days after the Covid vaccine. The patient had body aches and mild fever with each, Covid vaccine reaction was a little worse. The patient had a fever, headache, eye pain, fatigue and body aches with the shingles vaccine. The patient felt tingles on her back like a sunburn starting 3 days after her first Shingles vaccine dose and yesterday (day before reporting) noticed red dots all over her chest, abdomen and arms. This (on the day of reporting) morning it spread to her face and neck. The patient was treated with hydrocortisone cream and Benadryl. The batch number was not provided and a request for this information had been made.

Current illness

Asthma

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Fever (mild in SEP-2025); General body pain (in SEP-2025)

Other medications

SINGULAIR