Report #2894781

Received Apr 29, 2026

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: —
Recovered: Not recovered
Vaccinated: —
Onset: —
Days to onset: —
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)	UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER	1	UNK	—

Symptoms (1)

Pain

Symptom narrative

It hurts really bad; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of pain in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced pain (Verbatim: It hurts really bad). The outcome of the pain was not resolved. The reporter considered the pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 17-APR-2026 Patient received the first shingles and asked what can be done to soothe the pain as it was hurting really bad. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.