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Report #2901550

Received Jun 26, 2026

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Overview

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

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKUNK

Symptoms (1)

Paralysis

Symptom narrative

paralyzed from the waist down; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of paralysis in a 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, several days after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced paralysis (Verbatim: paralyzed from the waist down) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the paralysis was resolved. The reporter considered the paralysis to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the paralysis to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 21-JUN-2026 This case was reported by a patient via interactive digital media. The patient friend had received the vaccine and had been paralyzed from the waist down a couple of days later. It had taken him about a year to recover. All his physicians had said that it was because of the vaccine. The patient said that patient would pass The batch number was not provided and unable to contact the reporter.; Sender's Comments: A case of Paralysis, several days 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.