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Report #2839773

Received May 6, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
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)

Herpes zosterImmediate post-injection reaction

Symptom narrative

on her head and forehead; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, immediately after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: on her head and forehead). 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: 28-APR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The reporter said that they did not always work and he/she thought may sometimes trigger the disease, 2 out of 3 friends that took the vaccine got shingles shortly after. One a light case the other more severe on her head and forehead.