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Report #2871290

Received Nov 7, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
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 (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER2UNK—

Symptoms (1)

Pain in extremity

Symptom narrative

Felt like someone punched my arm; 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, 1 day after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced arm discomfort (Verbatim: Felt like someone punched my arm). 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: 23-OCT-2025 This case was reported by the patient via interactive digital media. The patient mentioned that he/she just had his/her second shot and felt like someone punched his/her arm the next day, but patient said he/she would take that over shingles. The batch number was not provided, and unable to contact the reporter.