Received Mar 21, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 2 | UNK | — |
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 1 | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; she got the Shingles; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, between 1 and 2 years after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: she got the Shingles). The outcome of the vaccination failure was not reported and the outcome of the shingles was resolved (duration 1 month). It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure and shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 15-MAR-2025 The reporter reported that her sister had the vaccine about a year before she got the Shingles. Reporter could not believe that she would ever get the shingles but she did. Not such a bad case of it but she did have it for about a month. Reporter said that she took the shingle shot about 12 years ago, and it was the older shot so she did not know if it was as good as the newer one that she took since she had the 2 shots with months in between. The reporter sated that never know when could get the Shingles it was immune system if it was really low. So be careful out there. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding laboratory confirmation regarding shingles was unknown at the time of reporting.; Sender's Comments: Vaccination failure is a listed event which, due to the following criteria (insufficient information provided about laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK Shingles vaccine (Dose 1 and Dose 2).