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Report #2882008

Received Jan 15, 2026

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (1)

Herpes zoster

Symptom narrative

took the shingles vaccine and told her he'd never felt so sick; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of sickness in a male 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 sickness (Verbatim: took the shingles vaccine and told her he'd never felt so sick). The outcome of the sickness was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the sickness to be related to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the sickness to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date 11-JAN-2026 This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. The patient took the shingles vaccine and told that he would never felt so sick, so he did not recommend the vaccine. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.