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Report #2836485

Received Apr 17, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
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Onset
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Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (2)

BlisterNerve injury

Symptom narrative

nerve damage; occasional blister; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of nerve damage in a 62-year-old patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included shingles. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced nerve damage (Verbatim: nerve damage) and blister (Verbatim: occasional blister). The outcome of the nerve damage and blister were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the nerve damage and blister to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the nerve damage and blister to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date: 11-APR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient got shingles last year and said that it sucks. The symptoms didn't just went away. They lingered on for months. The doctor told that if he/she took the vaccination, he/she would have 98 percent chance of it not coming back. The patient did take the vaccination and still had nerve damage and occasional blister that breaks out. The patient reported that he/she has fingers crossed that eventually it won't come back.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Shingles