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Report #2841383

Received May 16, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
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Onset
—
Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER1UNK—
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER2UNK—

Symptoms (2)

Herpes zosterIncomplete course of vaccination

Symptom narrative

I have the shingles now; I did not know you needed a second vaccination after about 7 years; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine and did not receive the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine and not applicable after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: I have the shingles now) and incomplete course of vaccination (Verbatim: I did not know you needed a second vaccination after about 7 years). The outcome of the shingles was not resolved and the outcome of the incomplete course of vaccination was not applicable. 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 :06-MAY-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. Consumer reported that he/she did not knowyou needed a second vaccination after about 7 years. Consumer reported that no one told , and he/she had the shingles now. Till the time of reporting, the patient did not receive 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine, which led to incomplete course of vaccination.