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Report #2868839

Received Oct 27, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
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Onset
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Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER2UNK—
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER1UNK—

Symptoms (2)

Ophthalmic herpes zosterVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

Got shingles in eye/suspected vaccination failure; Got shingles in eye; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a 92-year-old patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Got shingles in eye/suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and ophthalmic herpes zoster (Verbatim: Got shingles in eye) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date:21 Oct 2025 This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. This case was reported as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles not provided at the time of reporting. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster , unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine(1st and 2nd dose ), in a 92-year-old 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.