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Report #2881275

Received Jan 9, 2026

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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 MANUFACTURERUNKUNK—

Symptoms (1)

Pain in extremity

Symptom narrative

Sore arm; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of pain in arm in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced pain in arm (Verbatim: Sore arm). The outcome of the pain in arm was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the pain in arm to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 06-JAN-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient was fully vaccinated for shingles, did not get sick from dose 1 or dose 2, just had a sore arm. But, nothing that kept down for any amount of time, so the shot was well worth the minimal discomfort that had . Everyone reporter know who actually had shingles said it was the worse pain they have ever experienced. The batch number was not provided and we and unable to contact the reporter.