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Report #2880651

Received Jan 5, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
AL
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALSUNKUNK—

Symptoms (2)

Herpes zosterVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

Suspected vaccination failure; Shingles; This serious case was reported by a consumer via call center representative and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a 88-year-old female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingrix. On an unknown date, more than 2 years after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: Shingles). 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 Shingrix. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 02-JAN-2026 The reporter reported that the patient had the Shingrix shot in 2017 and had been protected for several years. She had a terrible case of shingles. So, her vaccine lasted 7 to 8 years. 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. The batch number was not provided and a request for this information has been made.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, more than 2 years after receiving Shingrix, in a 88-year-old female patient. Causal association is indeterminate. Based on the available information a possible causality that the event was caused by the GSK product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow-up has not been received US-GSK-US2022AMR201527:Deleted case