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Report #2882523

Received Jan 20, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
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

Good for you. Make sure you know it is two vaccines. I know someone that only got one because she wasn't told it was a two series and she got shingles bad; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a female 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: Good for you. Make sure you know it is two vaccines. I know someone that only got one because she wasn't told it was a two series and she got shingles bad). 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: 16-JAN-2026 This case was reported by a reporter via interactive digital media. The batch number was not provided, and unable to contact the reporter.