Received Apr 21, 2026
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (SHINGRIX) | GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS | UNK | — | — |
severe muscle pain; body ache/ pain; can't lift arm/ arm isn't supposed to feel like it's falling off/ can't lift anything with the arm; Headache; Nausea; big huge red spot on arm; worse pain and burning; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of muscle pain in a female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced muscle pain (Verbatim: severe muscle pain), general body pain (Verbatim: body ache/ pain), weakness of arms (Verbatim: can't lift arm/ arm isn't supposed to feel like it's falling off/ can't lift anything with the arm), headache (Verbatim: Headache), nausea (Verbatim: Nausea), erythema of extremities (Verbatim: big huge red spot on arm) and injection site pain (Verbatim: worse pain and burning). The outcome of the muscle pain, general body pain, headache, nausea and injection site pain were unknown and the outcome of the weakness of arms and erythema of extremities were not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the muscle pain, general body pain, weakness of arms, headache, nausea, erythema of extremities and injection site pain to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the muscle pain, general body pain, weakness of arms, headache, nausea, erythema of extremities and injection site pain to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 09-APR-2026 The patient experienced severe muscle pain and body ache and pain that was lasting way longer than it was supposed to. The patient arm was felt like it was falling off. She never had that with any other vaccine, not that long after an injection. she can not lift it. In addition to headache and nausea for that long, not that severe, not with any flu or covid or anything else. she had other vaccines. That was way more brutal than anything. She can not lift anything with the arm that had it. She got a big, huge red spot on it and it had been going on for days. She was not going to go to the doctor for it. It was just way sorer than any vaccine she has had. It was really ridiculous. That was what she was calling to report. It was way worse pain and burning than any other vaccine she had. The patient reported it to be awful vaccine. The batch number was not provided upon follow- up with the reporter.