Received May 9, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; lost hearing in my right ear; passing out; Internal shingles; was losing the sight in my right eye; lost my energy; got so sick; throwing up yellow stuff; sweat was dripping off; nerve damage; I lay in bed for three days; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a elderly 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: Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), hearing loss unilateral (Verbatim: lost hearing in my right ear) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), passed out (Verbatim: passing out) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), zoster sine herpete (Verbatim: Internal shingles), partial sight (Verbatim: was losing the sight in my right eye), loss of energy (Verbatim: lost my energy), sickness (Verbatim: got so sick), vomiting (Verbatim: throwing up yellow stuff), sweating (Verbatim: sweat was dripping off), post herpetic neuralgia (Verbatim: nerve damage) and bedridden (Verbatim: I lay in bed for three days). The outcome of the vaccination failure, hearing loss unilateral, passed out, partial sight, loss of energy, sickness, vomiting, sweating and post herpetic neuralgia were not reported and the outcome of the zoster sine herpete was not resolved and the outcome of the bedridden was resolved (duration 3 days). It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, hearing loss unilateral, passed out, zoster sine herpete, partial sight, loss of energy, sickness, vomiting, sweating, post herpetic neuralgia and bedridden to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure, hearing loss unilateral and passed out to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the zoster sine herpete, partial sight, loss of energy, sickness, vomiting, sweating, post herpetic neuralgia and bedridden to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 29-APR-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient was 68 years old and his/her friend told that he/she need to get the shot so the patient did. And on way home the patient got so sick, by time he/she got home it took about 20 minutes. The sweat was dripping off him/her and the patient was throwing up yellow stuff and had run. It was yellow. The patient laid in bed for three days. And a year later the patient told to the doctor that he/she had knots on head and the doctor denied. Then the patient lost hearing in right ear and was losing the sight in right eye so he/she went to another doctor and found out that he/she had shingles inside of him/her and they didn't come out so the patient had been on medications for five years now and they were still inside him/her. but now they say that the patient had nerve damage. It was bad so he/she spent five years of going to hospital because of passing out and messed himself/herself and knots all over the body. The patient felt like he/she was dying from the inside. The patient also lost the energy it bad. It was reported as might be the shots help others people but he/she wish to god he/she would of never got the shot cause so far he/she lost five years of the life. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding 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 vaccine Shingles vaccine. Deafness unilateral and Loss of consciousness are unlisted events which are considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingles vaccine.