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Report #2878218

Received Dec 17, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
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Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
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Onset
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Days to onset
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Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (2)

MalaiseSyncope

Symptom narrative

Fainted; felt sick; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of fainting in a 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 fainting (Verbatim: Fainted) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and feeling unwell (Verbatim: felt sick). The outcome of the fainting and feeling unwell were not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the fainting and feeling unwell to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the fainting to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the feeling unwell to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 11-DEC-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient had shingles vaccine and felt sick and fainted. The batch number was not provided and unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Syncope, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, in a patient. Causal association is indeterminate. Based on the available information a possible causality that the event was caused by GSK vaccine product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow up has not been received