Received Aug 6, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; Chronic Shingles for years, vaccines are no help.; Nerve Pain along the whole right side of my body; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a 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), shingles (Verbatim: Chronic Shingles for years, vaccines are no help.) and post herpetic neuralgia (Verbatim: Nerve Pain along the whole right side of my body). The outcome of the vaccination failure, shingles and post herpetic neuralgia were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles and post herpetic neuralgia 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 and post herpetic neuralgia to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date: 25-JUL-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient had chronic shingles for years. They had been internalized. There were no more rash but nerve pain along the whole right side of the body. The vaccines were of no help. 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 completion of primary vaccine schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles) is considered unrelated to GSK's Shingles vaccine.