Received Nov 17, 2025
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected Vaccination failure; I've had several friends take the shingles vax and they ended up getting them.; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in an unspecified number of patients 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: Suspected Vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: I've had several friends take the shingles vax and they ended up getting them.). 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. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date : 26-FEB-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. Reporter reported that he/she had several friends take the shingles vax and they ended up getting them. He/she gone to pass on this one. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. Upon internal review the case was updated on 17-NOV-2025 The tracking memo with GSK receipt date 26-FEB-2025 for error correction has been added.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, on an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, in an unknown aged 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.