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Report #2868844

Received Oct 27, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNK——

Symptoms (1)

Hemiplegia

Symptom narrative

Paralysis (on one side) after vaccination; This serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of paralysis one side of body in a 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 paralysis one side of body (Verbatim: Paralysis (on one side) after vaccination) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the paralysis one side of body was unknown. It was unknown if the reporter considered the paralysis one side of body to be related to Shingrix. The company considered the paralysis one side of body to be unrelated to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 14-OCT-2025 The counselor reported that a patient received Shingrix, and got injured, the caller informed that the patient got paralysis in one side. The batch number was not provided and a request for this information had been made.; Sender's Comments: A case of Hemiplegia, on an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingrix, in a 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.