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Report #2854822

Received Aug 20, 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
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Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (2)

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

Symptoms (4)

COVID-19Herpes zosterPost-acute COVID-19 syndromeVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

suspected vaccination failure; I got shingles; COVID; 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. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), shingles (Verbatim: I got shingles) and covid-19 (Verbatim: COVID). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported and the outcome of the covid-19 was not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles and covid-19 to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles and covid-19 to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 05-AUG-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient got shingles after having coronavirus disease. The patient's doctor came her/his pills for virus and the medicine worked. Before he/she had the coronavirus disease he/she had the 1st and 2nd vaccines and got bad side effects and the patient had the coronavirus disease twice and now had long term coronavirus disease. 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.; Sender's Comments: Vaccination failure is a listed event which, due to the following criteria (insufficient information provided about the clinical description, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK Shingles vaccine (dose 1 and 2)