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Report #2890372

Received Mar 23, 2026

Office visit
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
50 yrs
State
IL
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Mar 18, 2026
Onset
Mar 20, 2026
Days to onset
2
Hospital days

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
PNC21PNEUMO (CAPVAXIVE)MERCK & CO. INC.1A013321IM / LA
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS14A4BMIM / RA

Symptoms (2)

Injection site erythemaInjection site infection

Symptom narrative

Patient has infection in both arms following administration of Shingrix & Capvaxive. Redness around the injection site where Shingrix was administer and redness that has spread over a large area of the arm where Capvaxive given. Patient presented to PCP today and was prescribed Cephalexin and was told by prescriber both sites were infected.