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Report #2884119

Received Feb 4, 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
—

Vaccines (1)

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

Symptoms (4)

Herpes zosterPainSensory disturbanceVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

suspected vaccination failure; she has had them twice after the shots; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a female 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 vaccination failure (Verbatim: suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: she has had them twice after the shots). 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 Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 28-JAN-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient who experienced the same issue had it twice after the shots. The reporter expressed feelings for the individual and stated that no one could understand that pain until they experienced it themselves. The reporter had weird feeling area on his/her back, everything else was recovered. The batch number was not provided and unable to contact the reporter. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding primary vaccination schedule, time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. The case had been linked to US2026AMR015124, reported by the same reporter, for a different patient.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, in a female patient. Based on the available information a possible causality that the event was caused by GSK vaccine product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow up has not been received US-GSK-US2026AMR015124: Same reported