SHINGRIX VACCINE Reviews (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted)

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SHINGRIX  (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted):  SHINGRIX is a vaccine indicated for prevention of herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles) in adults aged 50 years and older. Also for adults aged 18 years and older who are or will be at increased risk of HZ due to immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy. SHINGRIX is NOT indicated for prevention of primary varicella infection (chickenpox).   FDA Approval Date: 2017-10-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Shingles Vaccine Perfectly healthy 54 year old. I have NEVER been as sick as I have been in the six days since this shot. The arm pain was nothing but the sore joints, aching muscles and skin pain along with chills, terrible headache, fatigue and loss of appetite were awful. I have spent a week in bed. I haven't spent a week in bed in my Life. There is NO WAY IN H&LL that I'll have the second dose. They can keep that poison and I'll take my chances. F 54
1/10/2021
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 4  Shingles Vaccine Thankfully my Dr. warned me not to go for a COVID test after each of my 2 shots. First time - achey, headache, headache. Second shot - oh my! I was warned it would be worse, and indeed. Fever, tired, headache, sore arm, a tightness like a cold setting in my chest, sore joints. But, a weekend of ugh beats a round with Shingles. First shot was Nov.5/20 and second shot, Jan 8/21. Our nurse at our practice administered and she needs to conduct courses on giving shots, no pain whatsoever, until the vaccine started to work! F 54
1/9/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Got my shingle shot 1/4/20 woke up the next morning with a bad headache got nauseated still feeling lousy it's a six day which is the worst day I've had. A bit shaky and twitchy. F 67
1/9/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine First dose was extremely painful just receiving the injection. Followed by 4 days of arm pain, fever, aches and pain in joints sore muscles. Developed one day of freezing cold, could not warm up. By the 5th day most symptoms were gone. Received second shot, no pain during injection. By evening arm was painful, hot, swollen, and red circle about 6 in round. Same muscle aches and pain. Lasted 1 week. Its been 10 days now since the injection and its still a little sore and itches. Doctor office. F 60
1/9/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Bad headache nausea diarrhea. Tired. Rite aid on 1/7/21. 48 hours and still headache F 59
1/9/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine 1st dose arm a little sore but nothing bad. All was good. 2nd dose a little more intense sore arm with swelling and redness at injection site the day after. Had both done at Walmart pharmacy. No problem. F 55
1/7/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine Had shingles vaccine then had exquisitely sore arm for 7days. Fever fatigue shaking chills. Could not get out of bed for 2 days. Symptoms continued for 5 days. Had covid vaccine this week and this was a piece of cake. This shingles vaccine has intolerable side effects. Can not force myseldf to do it again Cant take 4 to 5 days off of work due to this either. It was torture. Left deltoid F 56
1/7/2021
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 5  Shingles Vaccine F 61
1/6/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine My first shingrix I was sore fever in arm. The redness got the size of a cantaloupe. It stayed there for a week. Then I started getting a lot of swelling for another week. Waited 3 months and went and got my second shot. It has been worse. I've had swelling fever 100.2 chills, headache, light-headedness. And I have bad dizziness had to hold on to things to walk. I am on my second day hope it gets better. I got my shot at Publix F 60
1/6/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Flu like symptoms to include shivering, headache, and stomach pain after both doses. Side effects gone within 48 hours M 56
1/6/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Sore arm achey flu chills hot fever 1st Dose: NO sore arm. I ached everywhere the NEXT night, but woke up feeling great. I expected the same for the 2nd dose. I had 2nd dose today. My arm hurts very much. I feel like the flu took me down, I never take advil, but took 2 a couple of hours ago. t that time I had the chills, but now, even with 2 advil, I have a fever of 101.1. I will feel great tomorrow. Better than getting shingles. I wonder if I will feel this awful after the covid vaccine? F 51
1/6/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine 10 hours after shot, fever, chills, Aweful headache and burning hot skin. Sore arm as well immediately. Post 2 days continued head ache, random hot burning itchy Patches of skin all over my body. Hoping this goes away soon! Administered in left shoulder at Walgreens Wayne, NJ USA F 53
1/6/2021
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 2  Shingles Vaccine very sore arm first 2 days ( don't consider this a problem ) but developed fatigue, chills, low grade fever and body aches the second day that have continued through day 6......miserable experience received first dose 12/31/2020, administered by pharmacist at Publix who mentioned that in rare cases some people experience 2-3 days of side effects ( I'm on day 6 and just starting to feel better.......will follow through with the second shot in March, but dreading it after this experience. If I didn't know how devastating shingles can be for older adults, I'd not consider it F 64
1/5/2021
 5  Shingles Vaccine sore arm for a day or two with both injections not bad at all M 63
1/4/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine First Shingrix dose - impact was about 24-30 hours. Experienced flu symptoms, chills/can't get warm, exhaustion, loss of appetite. No actual fever, recovered reasonably quickly. Was like an intense version of the annual flu shot for me. Second injection - much more intense. Within 6 hours, chills and fever of 100.7. First night nausea and vomiting. Lethargy, exhaustion, aching joints, severe stomach pain and upper GI pressure/indigestion feeling in waves. Could not eat first 24 hours due to this. Symptoms began to ease after 24 hrs for fever, then at about 48 hours for nausea, stomach pain and fatigue. Injection site was a little sore only. I was sick for 2 days - take into account when scheduling your injections. Was warned the 2nd dose could be a doozy but hoped it wouldn't due to my first dose reaction. My husband had the vaccine also (different time) with a much less severe reaction than mine. Despite the side effects I am glad I have the protection against shingles for 2 days of discomfort. The biggest surprise was the pain which I had not been warned about. Both injections were administered by the lab in my doctor's office, about a month apart, one in Nov and one in Dec 2020 F 51
1/4/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine No side effects with first dose in October 2020. Had 2nd dose on Jan 2, 2021. Injection site warm and aching. But entire body now hurts. Muscle pain in every muscle in body. Administered by Mediclinic at CVS. M 56
1/3/2021
 1  Shingles Vaccine Burning mouth and tongue sores ear plugged eyes slight burning throat congestion food goes down slow. 3mos. 2nd shot more sores. Gastric problem. F 69
1/3/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine Side effects with both doses-- worse with second. After second dose, entire body aches like the flu. Chills with fever, headache, stomach upset but not as bad as all other effects. Ibuprofen didn't provide any relief with the second dose. Injection site and all shoulder area red and swollen. 7/31 and 12/31/29 in doctors office F 56
1/2/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine Both first and second shots the same. Feel like a truck ran over me, especially the next afternoon after both of them. No fever but body aches around the joints. Both given at Doctors office. M 56
1/1/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine Got the first dose on 12/30/20 was okay until early evening then I felt like a truck hit me. Chills, aches, low grade fever. Zero energy. Feeling a bit better now. I'd rather deal with this than Shingles. Administered by my doctors office M 52
12/31/2020

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