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Report #2884108

Received Feb 4, 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 MANUFACTURER2UNK—

Symptoms (1)

Injection site pain

Symptom narrative

vaccine even hurts when being injected; 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 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced injection site pain (Verbatim: vaccine even hurts when being injected). 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: 26-JAN-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The vaccine was nasty, although the second shot was not as bad. The vaccine even hurt while it was being injected, and the side effects were horrible The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.