Received Oct 13, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected Vaccination failure; got it anyway 2 yrs ago. He still has terrible pain; still has terrible pain; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a adult male 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: got it anyway 2 yrs ago. He still has terrible pain) and pain (Verbatim: still has terrible pain). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported and the outcome of the pain was not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles and pain 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 and pain to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 08-SEP-2025 This case was reported by a patient's wife via interactive digital media. The patient had the shingles shot but the patient got it anyway 2 yrs ago. He still had terrible pain. Three doctors have told him it will never go away. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding the completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles were unknown at the time of reporting.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, in a adult male patient. Based on the available information a? possible causality that the event was caused by the GSK product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow-up has not been received.