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Report #2853048

Received Aug 6, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
WV
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 9, 2020
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS2——
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1——

Symptoms (2)

Herpes zosterVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

suspected vaccination failure; shingles; This serious case was reported by a nurse via sales rep and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On 09-JUL-2020, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingrix. On 09-JAN-2020, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix and Shingrix, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: shingles). The outcome of the vaccination failure was unknown and the outcome of the shingles was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure and shingles to be related to Shingrix and Shingrix. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingrix and Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix and Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 30-JUL-2025 The reporter stated that the patient experienced case of shingles after getting Shingrix. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. This case is one of the three linked cases reported by the same reporter.; Sender's Comments: Vaccination failure is a listed event which, due to the following criteria (insufficient information provided about the clinical description, details regarding time to onset and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingrix (Dose 1 and Dose 2). US-GSK-US2025098302:same reporter, Different patient US-GSK-US2025098299:same reporter, Different patient