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Report #2893550

Received Apr 22, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
56 yrs
State
CA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Apr 10, 2026
Onset
Apr 1, 2026
Days to onset
Hospital days

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS2GM
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1LA

Symptoms (8)

AstheniaBradyphreniaDizzinessFeeding disorderFeeling abnormalHypersomniaInjection site bruisingInjection site pain

Symptom narrative

The patient reports that she felt like she would faint this morning; administrator at the time as to if it was correct to receive 2 doses at one visit.; second dose in her left gluteal; Sick; patient reports that the vaccines hurt; patient reports that she had a bruise the size of the palm of her hand on her left gluteal; Feels spacey/he patient reports she has been "laid Up" and "a mess"/brain feels slow; The patient states she has been sleeping 12 to 14 hours per day; Weakling; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of sickness in a 56-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included chickenpox (had in past). Concurrent medical conditions included hashimoto's disease and allergy. Concomitant products included cetirizine hydrochloride (Zyrtec) and levothyroxine sodium (Tirosint). On 10-APR-2026, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingrix (left gluteal) and the 1st dose of Shingrix (left arm). On 10-APR-2026, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix and not applicable after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced overdose (Verbatim: administrator at the time as to if it was correct to receive 2 doses at one visit.) and vaccine administered at inappropriate site (Verbatim: second dose in her left gluteal). On 14-APR-2026, the patient experienced felt faint (Verbatim: The patient reports that she felt like she would faint this morning). In APR-2026, the patient experienced sickness (Verbatim: Sick), pain (Verbatim: patient reports that the vaccines hurt), contusion (Verbatim: patient reports that she had a bruise the size of the palm of her hand on her left gluteal), feeling abnormal (Verbatim: Feels spacey/he patient reports she has been "laid Up" and "a mess"/brain feels slow), hypersomnia (Verbatim: The patient states she has been sleeping 12 to 14 hours per day) and asthenia (Verbatim: Weakling). The patient was treated with paracetamol (Tylenol). The outcome of the sickness was resolving and the outcome of the pain, contusion, hypersomnia, asthenia and felt faint were unknown and the outcome of the feeling abnormal was not resolved and the outcome of the overdose and vaccine administered at inappropriate site were not applicable. It was unknown if the reporter considered the sickness, pain, contusion, feeling abnormal, hypersomnia, asthenia and felt faint to be related to Shingrix and Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the sickness, pain, contusion, feeling abnormal, hypersomnia, asthenia and felt faint to be related to Shingrix and Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 14-APR-2026 The reporter reported that the patient received 2 doses of Shingrix on one visit. The patient states she questioned the administrator at the time as to if it was correct to receive 2 doses at one visit. The patient reports that she has been so sick, but she was not as sick on the day of reporting. The patient reports that the vaccines hurt and she felt the injection in arm. The patient reports that she had a bruise the size of the palm of her hand on her left gluteal. The patient reports that the bruise was massive, black, dark in the center, has a perimeter, and kept growing and puffing. The patient reports she had been laid up and a mess. The patient reports that she felt like a weakling. The patient states she had been sleeping 12 to 14 hours per day. The patient states that she feels spacey like a space cadaver at the time of reporting. The patient reports that her brain feels slow. The patient reports that she felt like she would faint on the day of reporting. The patient reports that her physician told her to ice the bruise and to take Tylenol, so she had been doing these two things all weekend starting around 5pm.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2026AMR054917:Same Patient/Same Reporter

Current illness

Allergy; Hashimoto's disease

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Chickenpox (had in past)

Other medications

ZYRTEC; TIROSINT