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Report #2890871

Received Mar 26, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
TN
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Onset
Days to onset
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1UNK

Symptoms (4)

Feeling abnormalImpaired work abilityInfluenza like illnessPain in extremity

Symptom narrative

feeling very badly; arm soreness; flu like symptoms; he missed 1 day of work; This non-serious case was reported by a physician via sales rep and described the occurrence of feeling bad in a adult male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced feeling bad (Verbatim: feeling very badly), pain in arm (Verbatim: arm soreness), influenza-like symptoms (Verbatim: flu like symptoms) and activities of daily living impaired (Verbatim: he missed 1 day of work). The outcome of the feeling bad, pain in arm, influenza-like symptoms and activities of daily living impaired were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the feeling bad, pain in arm, influenza-like symptoms and activities of daily living impaired to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the feeling bad, pain in arm, influenza-like symptoms and activities of daily living impaired to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 20-MAR-2026 The patient had taken dose 1 of the Shingrix series and had reported feeling very badly. The patient had arm soreness and flu-like symptoms. The symptoms were so bad that the patient had missed one day of work. The patient later went on to take dose 2, which had not bothered the patient nearly as much. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.