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Report #2896244

Received May 12, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
54 yrs
State
MI
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Nov 7, 2025
Onset
Nov 17, 2025
Days to onset
10
Hospital days

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA MNEXSPIKE))MODERNA5
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS2

Symptoms (1)

Oral herpes

Symptom narrative

I have not had any issues with cold sores for 10 years. After my first Shingrix shot I had one episode of a cold sore outbreaks. Then over a year later I got my second Shingrix shot. 10 days after my second Shingrix shot I had another cold sore outbreak and since my second Shingrix shot I have had ongoing constant cold sore outbreaks where I need continuous medication to try and stop or control these cold sores. The medication to control these outbreaks are harmful to my one kidney and I?m in the third stage of kidney disease. I looked this up and other people have had the same reaction of severe cold sore outbreaks with some lasting years. I have been battling this for 6 months now and I do not believe that their clinical trials did not show this reaction. Because this is severe and other people are having the same reactions and issues. It is worse for me because I ONLY HAVE ONE KIDNEY. Had I known about this side effect I would not have taken this vaccine!

Current illness

Nothing acutely wrong at time of shot. Have total colectomy, chronic diarrhea due to colectomy, 1 kidney with chronic kidney failure, depression, anxiety, adhd, chronic pain

Medical history

Have total colectomy, chronic diarrhea due to colectomy, 1 kidney with chronic kidney failure, depression, anxiety, adhd, chronic pain.

Other medications

Wellbutrin Synthroid Xanax as needed, Hydrocodone as needed, Adderall, Jardiance, Calcium, Gabapentin

Allergies

Toradol

Lab data

Visual by Doctor. And ongoing prescriptions for cold sore outbreaks filled at (withheld) pharmacy in (withheld city, state). Same pharmacy I got the Shingrix shot.