Report #2866153

Received Oct 15, 2025

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Overview

Sex: Unknown
Age: Age unknown
State: —
Recovered: Not recovered
Vaccinated: —
Onset: —
Days to onset: —
Hospital days: —

Vaccines (1)

Type	Name	Manufacturer	Dose	Lot	Route / Site
VARZOS	ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)	UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER	1	UNK	—

Symptoms (1)

Malaise

Symptom narrative

sick after the shot; 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. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced sickness (Verbatim: sick after the shot). The outcome of the sickness was not resolved. 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: 10-OCT-2025 The patient got the shingles vaccine in 2022 and got sick afterward. The patient was still not feeling well and would never get another one. The pharmacy told him/her there were no side effects, but clearly that wasn't true. As far as he/she was concerned, the people who made that vaccine could keep it.