Received Jul 14, 2026
| Type | Name | Manufacturer | Dose | Lot | Route / Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARZOS | ZOSTER (NO BRAND NAME) | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | UNK | UNK | — |
have the Virus know it's very painful at first I have it in my eye/ suspected vaccination failure; have the Virus know it's very painful at first I have it in my eye/ suspected vaccination failure; Shingles went to my stomach and now on my face; SOB; 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) 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 vaccination failure (Verbatim: have the Virus know it's very painful at first I have it in my eye/ suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), ophthalmic herpes zoster (Verbatim: have the Virus know it's very painful at first I have it in my eye/ suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant), shingles (Verbatim: Shingles went to my stomach and now on my face) and shortness of breath (Verbatim: SOB). The outcome of the vaccination failure and shortness of breath were not reported and the outcome of the ophthalmic herpes zoster and shingles were not resolved. It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, ophthalmic herpes zoster, shingles and shortness of breath to be related to Shingles vaccine. The company considered the vaccination failure and ophthalmic herpes zoster to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine. Additional Information: GSK receipt date 09-JUL-2026 This case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media. The patient got shingles shot. The patient had shortness of breath. The patient had the virus know it was very painful at first and had it in eye. Then shingles went to stomach last week it came back into eye now on patient's face it feels like face was on fire. This case has been considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, 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 and Ophthalmic herpes zoster, 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 events were caused by GSK vaccine product cannot be ascertained. Consent for further follow up has not been received.