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Report #2885109

Received Feb 10, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
50 yrs
State
ME
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 29, 2026
Onset
Jan 30, 2026
Days to onset
1
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1IM / RA

Symptoms (13)

ChillsFatigueHead discomfortHeadacheInjection site erythemaInjection site indurationInjection site reactionLymph node painMyalgiaOropharyngeal discomfortPeripheral coldnessProductive coughPyrexia

Symptom narrative

Injection site has a little lameness that is felt when raising arm. Left side was some muscle soreness that has evolved. Now not on the shoulder as well as the pit. Now just the pit area. My interpretation is the lymph nodes area on the left side is effected. Saliva is with a different taste or effect. Not really a headache but just felt different. Cold shivers that I can't link to the shot as I am chilled all the time this time of year anyway. This has been my first 24 hours. Next twenty hours was different. Became very fatigued and laid with my eyes closed. Not that I get out of my own way normally. But usually am continually going except normal sleep. I didn't want to move and wanted to just lay around. Covered, I did have waves of chills up and down my torso. My skin would not warm and stayed really cold. I am assuming my temperature dropped. But later went back to normal. Lymphnode area under the pit stayed sore but comfortable as long as I didn't move that area. It was fine. Nose felt like it was runny but I think it was just the cold skin. Felt like it cleared off when the temperature came back. Throat felt like I needed to clear phlegm but nothing was there. A little off on size internally? But was fine. Felt nothing else. Head continued to feel different. Did sleep/ lay through the afternoon, evening and night to morning. The next log of symptoms over sixteen hours was with waking to feel rested and more normal. Only if I moved the arm in certain ways would the lymphnode area be felt. Other than that normal. The area of the injection was with not much redness throughout but felt lame throughout to then begin showing more redness and firmness. Mildly sore to pressure. Muscle feeling. Evening came about and began to become tired faster than normal. Wanted bed earlier than normal on the weekend. Day was well with normal activities and exercise. Thought was on the mend. Under the pit became more felt as the day went on. Lymph area. Head felt normal again. Saliva was normal with temp normal skin normal temp for year. Think getting better or healing but still with symptoms. Not clear but had another bout of high temps with cold or lower temps with skin feeling cold while having a headache with cough with phlegm. This was a bit later and uncertain if linked to the vaccine.. maybe COVID. Similar. But reading can have rare complications with this vaccine.

Current illness

Arthritis

Other medications

None

Allergies

Certain shellfish

Lab data

None. The nurse claimed them to be normal adverse effects over the phone.

Prior vaccinations

Flue vaccine near the time of COVID vaccine approximate date of 2021