Received Aug 5, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; Several of my friends got the shot and got shingles then later on got the shingles again; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in an unspecified number of patients who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patients 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) and shingles (Verbatim: Several of my friends got the shot and got shingles then later on got the shingles again). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure and shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 29-JUL-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The reporter stated shingles was the horrible things to have and he/she got them last of January which ended in the last of May. The reporter had never felt anything so painful, burning and itching. The reporter stated, on TV it was said that it can last for weeks but do not say how many weeks. The shingles just took the life almost out of him/her. Further, he/she has heard about the shots they have for shingles. The reporter did not have the shot of Shingles vaccine and pray no one get those shingles they were awful. The reporter stated that several of their friends got the shot and got shingles then later on got the shingles again. 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 Shingles vaccine.