Received Apr 11, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (SHINGRIX) | GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS | UNK | UNK | — |
I took your vaccine and about a week later I got shingles; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: I took your vaccine and about a week later I got shingles). The outcome of the shingles was resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 04-APR-2025 The reporter reported that the patient received the vaccine and about a week later he got shingles. He had never had shingles. He was never warned he might get shingles after he took the shingles shot. He was not very happy about this. It was the most painful of anything he ever experienced. The shingles attack occurred on his right butt cheek. He was in pain for 3 days. The doctor gave him a cream to use. It helped a little. He asked, why was not he warned. He was pretty old and had pain like that was a surprise. He could believe, he was the first to get shingles from vaccine. He did not care whether vaccine was live or dead. No one would ever convince him those two events were not connected. If he was going to get shingles it would had happened during one of his decades. It would not had happened one-week after taking a vaccine. He had already talked to 3 of his doctors and they were puzzled. That did not mean he was wrong. It happened to him, on his butt. It was painful. If he had not taken the vaccine he seriously doubt he would ever had heard the word shingles. 2024 was a bad medical year. He was fine now. It was been a few months.