Received Mar 19, 2026
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
Suspected vaccination failure; I know someone who got the shingles vaccination 5 years prior to getting shingles; 9 weeks now and they are still having terrible nerve pain, with no pain relief. It's postherptic neuralgia; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a 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), shingles (Verbatim: I know someone who got the shingles vaccination 5 years prior to getting shingles) and post herpetic neuralgia (Verbatim: 9 weeks now and they are still having terrible nerve pain, with no pain relief. It's postherptic neuralgia). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shingles were not reported and the outcome of the post herpetic neuralgia was not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles and post herpetic neuralgia 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 and post herpetic neuralgia to be related to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 14-MAR-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The reporter knows patient who got the shingles vaccine, but they still ended up getting shingles five years later. So, the vaccine isn't a guarantee. It's been nine weeks now, and the patient still continued to have severe nerve pain with no relief. It's postherpetic neuralgia, and no one knows how long it will last The batch number was not provided, and unable to contact the reporter. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset for shingles and laboratory confirmation regarding shingles were unknown at the time of reporting.; Sender's Comments: A case of Vaccination failure, on an unknown time after vaccination with unknown dose of Shingles vaccine, in a 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.