Received Oct 3, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 2 | UNK | — |
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 1 | UNK | — |
Suspected Vaccination Failure; shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over my body, but primarily my eye; shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over my body, but primarily my ear; shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over my body, but primarily my face, neck and chest.; 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 Varicella zoster vaccine for prophylaxis and Varicella zoster vaccine for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included chickenpox (had twice as a youngster). On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine, the 2nd dose of Varicella zoster vaccine and the 1st dose of Varicella zoster vaccine. In SEP-2025, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, Varicella zoster vaccine and Varicella zoster vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected Vaccination Failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), ophthalmic herpes zoster (Verbatim: shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over my body, but primarily my eye) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), herpes zoster otitis externa (Verbatim: shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over my body, but primarily my ear) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over my body, but primarily my face, neck and chest.). The outcome of the vaccination failure, ophthalmic herpes zoster, herpes zoster otitis externa and shingles were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, ophthalmic herpes zoster, herpes zoster otitis externa and shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine, Varicella zoster vaccine and Varicella zoster vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure, ophthalmic herpes zoster, herpes zoster otitis externa and shingles to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the vaccination failure, ophthalmic herpes zoster, herpes zoster otitis externa and shingles to be related to Varicella zoster vaccine and Varicella zoster vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 24-SEP-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. Th patient also received the 2 original shingles vaccines plus the newest vaccine and got shingles nearly 3 weeks ago, and it was all over his/her body, but primarily my face, eyes, ears, neck and chest. The patient said that people also need to hear the other side of the argument and said yes and the shingles are terrible. The individuals should get inoculated against shingles. However, the patient was an individual who had chickenpox twice as a youngster, The patient said that trust me, if you are an individual who was living under any type of stress, there's a high likelihood that you will contract shingles, especially if you're over 50-years old. Furthermore, you can get them over and over again and people need to be aware of that fact. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding the laboratory confirmation of shingles were unknown at the time of reporting.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, Ophthalmic herpes zoster and Herpes zoster oticus, on an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, in a patient. Based on the available information a possible causality that the events were caused by GSK vaccine product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow up has not been received
Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Chickenpox (had twice as a youngster)