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Report #2884086

Received Feb 4, 2026

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Overview

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

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

Symptoms (1)

Herpes zoster

Symptom narrative

I took the shingles shot and within a week broke out in shingles took me nearly 8 weeks to get rid of them. Really really aweful experience! Just saying; This non-serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of shingles in a patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, less than a week after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: I took the shingles shot and within a week broke out in shingles took me nearly 8 weeks to get rid of them. Really really aweful experience! Just saying). The outcome of the shingles was resolved (duration 8 weeks). 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: 24-JAN-2026 The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter. This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media.