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Report #2869862

Received Oct 31, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
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Onset
—
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)

Herpes zosterVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

I got both shingles shots last year.. got a very mild shingles/ suspected vaccination failure; I got both shingles shots last year.. got a very mild shingles it's worth doing mine wasn't bad not all; 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 (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, less than 2 years after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: I got both shingles shots last year.. got a very mild shingles/ suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: I got both shingles shots last year.. got a very mild shingles it's worth doing mine wasn't bad not all). 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 Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date 23 Oct 2025: This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient got both shingles shots last year and got a very mild shingles it's worth doing vaccination. The shingles was bad not all. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding completion of primary vaccination failure, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles was not reported. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, less than 2 years after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, in an unknown age group and unknown gender patient. Vaccination failure is a listed event which, due to the following criteria (insufficient information provided about the clinical description, completion of vaccination schedule and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK Shingles vaccine.