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Report #2899893

Received Jun 12, 2026

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
Age unknown
State
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Onset
Days to onset
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK

Symptoms (1)

Blindness

Symptom narrative

Great Aunt went blind; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of blindness in a female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) solution for injection 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 blindness (Verbatim: Great Aunt went blind) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the blindness was not reported. It was unknown if the reporter considered the blindness to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the blindness to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 06-JUN-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The batch number was not provided, and we are unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Blindness , on an unknown time after vaccination with unknown dose of 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-US2026AMR075966:Case for freinds and family/ multiple patient invalid case