Age: 53.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: UNK
Symptoms: Impaired driving ability, Injection site rash, Injection site reaction, Nausea, Rash
Clinical narrative: On December 28, 2021 at approximately 2:30pm I received the first vaccine of Shingrix ,GSK.  As soon as the needle was removed from my right upper arm, I felt drugged, nauseated, lightheaded, confused and weak.  I was seated for the shot and initially my head was to the right, but within 5 seconds, I felt my head fall limp to the left. The next time that I opened my eyes I saw the floor.  As I looked up, I saw the nurse on his knees in front of me. I was unsure what was going on. As I lifted my eyes a little more, I saw the pharmacist sitting in a chair in front of me. I knew that the chair had not been there when I sat down. At this point, the nurse started to ask me questions like: what is your name, what is today and such.  I answered the questions, but at the same time, I told them I needed to lay down and that I was extremely hot and could not drive.  They removed my glasses, mask and hat, but I was still hot. The nurse took my temperature again, but this time took my pulse and blood pressure.  I heard a female voice standing behind me asking if I?d like an ice pack. I said yes, but I was wondering what was taking so long for her to return with it. As soon as I finished my thought, she put something on the back of my neck.  It felt like a towel.  I was still weak, tired and confused and did not have the energy to ask for the missing ice pack.   In the meantime, I heard the nurse speaking to someone behind the counter to call for an ambulance. I did not want to go to the hospital and stated that. Instead, I asked if they could call my sister to come get me. The nurse called my sister on my cell phone and explained my symptoms and told her that I needed medical attention. I agreed at that point and an ambulance was called.  During this time, I felt the female behind me remove what I thought was a towel from the back of my neck and sit on the table beside me.  To my surprise, it had been an ice pack the whole time.  Even though I didn?t feel the cold of it, I asked her to replace it because I was still hot, lightheaded and nauseated and believed it would help.  When the paramedics arrived, they took my temperature and blood pressure again and tested my blood sugar.  I have a naturally low blood pressure and was not surprised that it was in the 90/56 range, but it was fluctuating in the low range according to the conversations between the nurse and the paramedics. The nurse suggested that they have me stand up with assistance for some reason.  I thought that I did okay, as I did not take any steps, but one of them said my eyes were not leveled right or something of that nature.  While the other said I had a shake or trimmer sitting and standing (which I did not feel).  At that time, they helped me get on the gurnee, gave me an i.v, and took me to the hospital.  I was taken to the Emergency Room where they did blood work and an EKG test.  All of my results in the ER were normal and no findings came from the visit.  The ER doctor suggested that I get the ingredients from the pharmacy and give them to my PCP to find out if I might be allergic to something in the vaccine so I went back to the pharmacy on December 29, 2021 to ask for them and was told that there weren?t any ingredients included.  On January 3, 2022 I reported the incident to my PCP and was advised not to get the 2nd dose of Shingrix, GSK due to my adverse reactions.  As of today, I have recovered from the more serious adverse reactions.  I still have a few patches of a rash above the shot area and 2 hives that are just about gone.