Received Oct 30, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected Vaccination Failure; shingles are absolutely bringing me down hurt constantly mostly my stomach and right leg/worst on going pain/I myself protecting my stomach scared my cat will jump on me; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Herpes Zoster vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Herpes Zoster vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Herpes Zoster vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected Vaccination Failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: shingles are absolutely bringing me down hurt constantly mostly my stomach and right leg/worst on going pain/I myself protecting my stomach scared my cat will jump on me). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure and shingles to be related to Herpes Zoster vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Herpes Zoster vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Herpes Zoster vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 15-OCT-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient said those shingles were absolutely bringing him/her down and the patient hurt constantly mostly his/her stomach and right leg, the patient himself/herself was protecting stomach scared as the cat will jump on the patient. This was the worst on going pain the patient have ever had. The patient wish there was something to ease the pain. 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. The batch number was not provided, and unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, unknown time after receiving Herpes Zoster vaccine, in a 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.