Received Feb 4, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
My brother in law got the shingles shot and got shingles six weeks later/ suspected vaccination failure; Shingles; Feeling miserable; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, 6 weeks after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: My brother in law got the shingles shot and got shingles six weeks later/ suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), shingles (Verbatim: Shingles) and feeling miserable (Verbatim: Feeling miserable). The outcome of the vaccination failure, shingles and feeling miserable were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles and feeling miserable to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles and feeling miserable to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 24-JAN-2025 This case was reported via interactive digital media. Reporter reported that the brother in law got the shingles shot and got shingles six weeks later. He was miserable. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. The follow-up could not be possible as no contact details were available.; Sender's Comments: Vaccination failure is a listed event which, due to the following criteria (insufficient information provided about the clinical description, details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingles vaccine.