Received Apr 9, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; I just got over the shingles/got it on my left side of my face; I'm still tired; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a patient 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), facial herpes zoster (Verbatim: I just got over the shingles/got it on my left side of my face) and tiredness (Verbatim: I'm still tired). The outcome of the vaccination failure was not reported and the outcome of the facial herpes zoster was resolved and the outcome of the tiredness was not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, facial herpes zoster and tiredness 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 facial herpes zoster and tiredness to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 27-MAR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient just got over the shingles, he/she got them on left side of face and caught them early and had gotten the shingles shot a year ago. The patient was still tired, no scares on face and it could close to eyes, but was lucky. Physician said to the patient it would have been worse if he/she had not gotten the shot. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory test confirming shingles were 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 the , details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingles vaccine.