Received Jan 20, 2026
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (SHINGRIX) | GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS | UNK | UNK | — |
arm hurts; irritating arm; Ongoing itching, numbness, and tingling in the muscle and arm to the elbow after the shot was administered; Ongoing itching, numbness, and tingling in the muscle and arm to the elbow after the shot was administered; Ongoing itching, numbness, and tingling in the muscle and arm to the elbow after the shot was administered; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of tingling of extremity in a 66-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On 03-AUG-2025, the patient received Shingrix. On 03-AUG-2025, less than a day after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced tingling of extremity (Verbatim: Ongoing itching, numbness, and tingling in the muscle and arm to the elbow after the shot was administered), itchy upper limbs (Verbatim: Ongoing itching, numbness, and tingling in the muscle and arm to the elbow after the shot was administered) and numbness of upper extremities (Verbatim: Ongoing itching, numbness, and tingling in the muscle and arm to the elbow after the shot was administered). On an unknown date, the patient experienced pain in arm (Verbatim: arm hurts) and skin irritation (Verbatim: irritating arm). The outcome of the tingling of extremity, itchy upper limbs and numbness of upper extremities were not resolved and the outcome of the pain in arm and skin irritation were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the tingling of extremity, itchy upper limbs, numbness of upper extremities, pain in arm and skin irritation to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the tingling of extremity, itchy upper limbs, numbness of upper extremities, pain in arm and skin irritation to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 15-JAN-2026 The patient informed her of the symptoms and was told she never heard of the reaction. She took additional information since it was something out of the ordinary in case they needed to contact. The left arm from the ball above the muscle down to almost the elbow was affected. It itched constantly, numb as if the arm fell asleep, and tingling like it was asleep. It was always like this now. It was very irritating and sometimes even hurts. The patient wondered what can be done and when will it stop. The patient won't be taking the second shot as a result because the patient was afraid something else will happen as well. The batch number was not provided and a request for this information has been made.