Received Oct 14, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (SHINGRIX) | GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS | UNK | UNK | — |
patient got the shot and died from the virus migrating to her brain.; Suspected vaccination failure; patient got the shot and died from the virus migrating to her brain.; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of encephalitis herpes in a adult female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingrix. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced encephalitis herpes (Verbatim: patient got the shot and died from the virus migrating to her brain.) (serious criteria death and GSK medically significant), vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: patient got the shot and died from the virus migrating to her brain.). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported. The reported cause of death was encephalitis herpes. It was unknown if the reporter considered the encephalitis herpes, vaccination failure and shingles to be related to Shingrix. The company considered the encephalitis herpes and vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK receipt date: 09-SEP-2025 Reporter indicated to weigh the risks carefully as his/her friend got the shot and died from the virus migrating to her brain. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure and Encephalitis herpes, on an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, in an adult female 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.; Reported Cause(s) of Death: Encephalitis herpes