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Report #2835140

Received Apr 9, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
—
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK—

Symptoms (2)

Feeling abnormalHerpes zoster

Symptom narrative

got shingles; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a elderly male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, 2 weeks after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: got shingles). The outcome of the shingles was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: The case was received from the patient via interactive digital media. The patient was the brother of reporter. The reporter reported that the patient (his/her seventy plus brother) got the shot, and about 2 weeks later got shingles. He was miserable.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025AMR040112:Same reporter