Received Aug 19, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
suspected vaccination failure; still got shingles; phn; nerve damage; 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: still got shingles), post herpetic neuralgia (Verbatim: phn) and nerve damage (Verbatim: nerve damage). The outcome of the vaccination failure, shingles and nerve damage were not reported and the outcome of the post herpetic neuralgia was not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles, post herpetic neuralgia and nerve damage 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, post herpetic neuralgia and nerve damage to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 05-AUG-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient had the shots, still he/he got shingles and ended up with PHN (post herpetic neuralgia) nerve damage. Two and half years later patient still have the post herpetic neuralgia. The reporter thought he/she had all the blisters come out he/she would not have gotten the post herpetic neuralgia. The patient only had about four blisters on the rash. Had horrible pain. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory test confirming 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's Shingles vaccine.