Received Mar 20, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; several people who also got shingles not long after the vaccine; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in an unspecified number of patients who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: several people who also got shingles not long after the vaccine). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure and shingles 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 to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 14-MAR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The reporter known several people who also got shingles not long after the vaccine (unspecified time period). This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary schedule, time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. This case was linked with case US2025AMR031998 reported by the same reporter, for different patient.; 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, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingles vaccine. US-GSK-US2025AMR031998:same reporter different patient