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Report #2881684

Received Jan 13, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK—

Symptoms (1)

Injection site pain

Symptom narrative

Felt like I was hit with a bat at the injection site; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of injection site pain in a female 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 injection site pain (Verbatim: Felt like I was hit with a bat at the injection site). 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: 07-JAN-2026 This case was reported by a patient's husband via interactive digital media. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter. This case is linked with US2026AMR002454, reported by same reporter.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2026AMR002454:Case for husband