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Report #2860234

Received Sep 22, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
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 (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK—

Symptoms (1)

Malaise

Symptom narrative

Sick for 5 days; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of sickness in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included gastritis. Previously administered products included Flu vaccine (received a flu shot for least 30 years and had never got the flu once). On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced sickness (Verbatim: Sick for 5 days). The outcome of the sickness was resolved (duration 5 days). It was unknown if the reporter considered the sickness to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the sickness to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 27-AUG-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The reporter love pharmaceuticals because reporter very rarely get sick. The reporter had a funny stomach and get gastritis which would put reporter down for a day. The only reaction the reporter had to any of the preventive shots. The reporter reported that was the Shingles shot. The reporter was sick for 5 days and never got the second shot. The reporter had got a flu shot for least 30 years and reporter have never got the flu once. When before the reporter got the shot would get it every year. The reporter believed they work. They could believe what you want, but reporter living proof they did work. And Covid reporter had a case of Covid in own household and being in his/her 70. The reporter would be prime candidate to get it which the reporter did not. The reporter granddaughter lived with reporter and she was the one that had it. She tested positive twice. The home tests that everyone got for free and also at a emergency clinic.

Medical history

Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Gastritis