Report #2885842

Received Feb 17, 2026

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)	UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER	UNK	UNK	IM

Symptoms (1)

Pain in extremity

Symptom narrative

Sore arm for a couple days; 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 (intramuscular). On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced pain in arm (Verbatim: Sore arm for a couple days). The outcome of the pain in arm was resolved. 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: 12-FEB-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. It was an intramuscular injection, so that was expected. A sore arm for a couple of days far outweighed having caught shingles. It was awful. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.