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Report #2896027

Received May 9, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Apr 29, 2026
Onset
Apr 30, 2026
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNK——

Symptoms (1)

Oropharyngeal pain

Symptom narrative

Sore throat; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer and described the occurrence of sore throat in a 50-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On 29-APR-2026, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On 30-APR-2026, 1 days after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced sore throat (Verbatim: Sore throat). The outcome of the sore throat was not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the sore throat to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the sore throat to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date:04-MAY-2026 The batch number was not provided upon follow up with the reporter.