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Report #2870325

Received Nov 3, 2025

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK—

Symptoms (2)

Ophthalmic herpes zosterVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

Thanks i always got the shots but last year I got them in my eyes/Suspected vaccination failure; Thanks i always got the shots but last year I got them in my eyes and had to take medicine for them; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a adult female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Thanks i always got the shots but last year I got them in my eyes/Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and ophthalmic herpes zoster (Verbatim: Thanks i always got the shots but last year I got them in my eyes and had to take medicine for them) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the vaccination failure was not reported and the outcome of the ophthalmic herpes zoster was not resolved. The reporter considered the vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date: 23-OCT-2025 This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. The patient got the shot but last year (in 2024) the patient got them in eyes and had to take medicine. The batch number was not provided, and unable to contact the reporter. The case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles were unknown at the time of reporting.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure and Ophthalmic herpes zoster, unkown time after receiving Shingles vaccine in a female patient. Based on the available information a possible causality that the event(s) was caused by the GSK product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow up has not been received.