Age: 58.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Influenza like illness, Rhinorrhoea
Clinical narrative: This case was reported by a consumer via other manufacturer and described the occurrence of influenza-like symptoms in a 58-year-old male patient who received SHINGRIX. Co-suspect products included Flu Seasonal QIV Dresden. On 20th February 2018, the patient received SHINGRIX (intramuscular). On an unknown date, the patient received Influenza vaccine at an unknown dose. On 19th February 2018, less than a year after receiving Influenza vaccine, the patient experienced runny nose. On 20th February 2018, the patient experienced influenza-like symptoms. The patient was treated with Aspirin and TYLENOL. On 20th February 2018, the outcome of the runny nose was recovered/resolved. On an unknown date, the outcome of the influenza-like symptoms was not recovered/not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the influenza-like symptoms and runny nose to be related to SHINGRIX and Influenza vaccine. Additional details were provided as follows: This case was reported by an employee (other manufacturer), who himself was the patient. The patient mentioned that in his family there is a syndrome of inflammatory autoimmune disorders and manifest of flu like so there was remote possibility that the two are related or completely unrelated autoimmune disorders and manifest of flu like so there was remote possibility that the two are related or completely unrelated. The patient had received Influenza vaccine last fall in September or October 2017. The patient had a clinic in their local plant they were offering free SHINGRIX vaccines so the patient signed up and went there to receive the vaccine. The patient confirmed that vaccine was not prescribed by any doctor hence doctor details were not probed over call. The patient specified SHINGRIX was onetime injection which was to be followed in 2 months by a booster. A day before SHINGRIX vaccination, the patient had a runny nose briefly but he did not take anything out for it because it did not persist and the next morning when he went to get the SHINGRIX vaccine he felt fine. He did not take much medical treatment for runny nose because like it he said it resolved by itself and was not major and it could had been attributed to allergies (general statement) or through changes in temperature or anything, he did not associate but possibly coming down the flu at the same time but he mentioned it now because he supposed it was a possibility. There was no reason to blame the vaccine for the symptoms but the patient was just fulfilling the reporting applications. The patient had flu like symptoms late night on the vaccination day of SHINGRIX. The patient had taken Aspirin (650 mg, tablet orally once) and TYLENOL (1000 mg, capsule orally once) by himself as treatment but no other medications. The patient had not done any lab work. The patient did not have any product details including the batch number or expiry details and dose of the SHINGRIX vaccine. The patient did not have the phone number because he did not have my work computer at home. This case was not associated with product complaint, and medical information request.