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Report #2883032

Received Jan 23, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
Age unknown
State
AL
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Jan 7, 2026
Onset
Jan 15, 2026
Days to onset
8
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS15L9A4—

Symptoms (1)

Herpes zoster

Symptom narrative

patient got shingles after receiving the first dose of Shingrix; This non-serious case was reported by a pharmacist via call center representative and described the occurrence of shingles in a 68-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingrix) (batch number 5L9A4, expiry date 17-JUN-2027) for prophylaxis. On 07-JAN-2026, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingrix. On 15-JAN-2026, 8 days after receiving Shingrix, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: patient got shingles after receiving the first dose of Shingrix). The outcome of the shingles was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingrix. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 20-JAN-2026 The pharmacist reported that the patient got started breaking out with shingles after receiving Shingrix vaccine. This patient wanted to know if it could have been brought out or was it just a delay, did the Shingrix shot cover to break out on him. This patient had no shingles in the past. The reporter was ask was there any delay between taking the vaccine effect and the actual breakout. The batch number was not provided upon follow up with the reporter.