Received Mar 6, 2026
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 2 | UNK | — |
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | 1 | UNK | — |
I had chicken pox when I was a child, I'm over 70 and I received both shingles vaccines, and I still got the shingles virus! Extremely painful! Worse than passing kidney stones!; Shingles; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a elderly patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis. The patient's past medical history included chickenpox (had chicken pox when patient was a child). On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: I had chicken pox when I was a child, I'm over 70 and I received both shingles vaccines, and I still got the shingles virus! Extremely painful! Worse than passing kidney stones!) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: Shingles). 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 and Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. It was unknown if the company considered the shingles to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date 27-FEB-2026 This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. The shingles were extremely painful. The patient received both shingles vaccines, and I still got the shingles virus, worse than passing kidney stones. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles not reported. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, unknown time after receiving 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine, in a elderly patient. Based on the available information a possible causality that the event was caused by the GSK product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow-up has not been received.
Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Chickenpox (had chicken pox when patient was a child)