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Report #2872875

Received Nov 14, 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 MANUFACTURER1UNK—

Symptoms (1)

Injection site pain

Symptom narrative

The shots hurt like hell mainly 2nd shot my arm hasn't been the same; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of injection site pain in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine (unknown arm). On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced injection site pain (Verbatim: The shots hurt like hell mainly 2nd shot my arm hasn't been the same). The outcome of the injection site pain was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the injection site pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the injection site pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 29-OCT-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The follow-up could not be possible as no contact details were available. This was 1 of the 2 linked cases, reported by the same reporter. The batch number was not provided and a request for this information has been made.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025AMR141756:FIRST DOSE