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Report #2871630

Received Nov 10, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
54 yrs
State
CA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Oct 8, 2020
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (2)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS13C37ASYR / LA
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS2UNK—

Symptoms (2)

Herpes zosterIncomplete course of vaccination

Symptom narrative

shingles after dose 1; late second dose (not given yet); This non-serious case was reported by a pharmacist via call center representative and described the occurrence of shingles in a 59-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number 3C37A) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On 08-OCT-2020, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix (intrameningeal, left arm). On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingrix. On an unknown date, 1 year after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: shingles after dose 1) and incomplete course of vaccination (Verbatim: late second dose (not given yet)). The outcome of the shingles was unknown and the outcome of the incomplete course of vaccination was not applicable. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 29-OCT-2025 The pharmacist asked they had a patient who got his 1st Shingrix shot in 2020. Then he got Shingles approximately 1 year later. The patient was asking about a 2nd shingles shot. Was the current recommendation that the 1st shot was still valid no matter how long ago. The pharmacist enquired about any data on the incidence of individuals getting Shingles after 1 vaccination. Pharmacist did not had details on onset of shingles or resolution upon callback. HCP did not administer vaccine. She stated that the information she had on dose 1 was from a vaccine registry and the patient did not get vaccinated at their facility.