Received Apr 9, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspeceted vaccination failure; had shots as well and still get them/they go away in matter of a couple of days/shingles; 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: Suspeceted vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: had shots as well and still get them/they go away in matter of a couple of days/shingles). The outcome of the vaccination failure was not reported and the outcome of the shingles was resolved. 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: 26-MAR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient had the shots as well and still get them. The patient mentioned that sometime not so bad, but other time his/her doctor gave him/her medicines that helps get rid of them and it works great. They went away in matter of a couple of days but he/she still take the antibiotic for them. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding completion of primary vaccine schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of 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 clinical description, details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK Shingles vaccine.