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Report #2880644

Received Jan 5, 2026

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Overview

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

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER1UNK—

Symptoms (1)

Herpes zoster

Symptom narrative

My husband got 1 shot and then he got shingles later on his head; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: My husband got 1 shot and then he got shingles later on his head). The outcome of the shingles was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 28-DEC-2025 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient got 1st shot and then he got shingles later on his head. No one told him he was to get a second shot. The batch number was not provided and we and unable to contact the reporter. This case is linked with US2025AMR168253, reported by same reporter.; Sender's Comments: US-GSK-US2025AMR168253:Wife case