Sex: M
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Herpes zoster, Vaccination failure
Clinical narrative: Shingles so bad he was hospitalized; Suspeceted vaccination failure; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a male 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: Suspeceted vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: Shingles so bad he was hospitalized) (serious criteria hospitalization). 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.     The company considered the vaccination failure and shingles to be unrelated to Shingles vaccine.   Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 14-MAR-2025 and 15-MAR-2025 This case was reported by a reporter via interactive digital media who was daughter or son of the patient. The reporter reported that everyone he/she knows who had shingles, his/herself included, took the Shingles shot except one who came down with shingles, in her 40s, shortly after the covid shot. The reporter mentioned that GlaxoSmithKline was telling him/her it was highly unlikely, that he/she had shingles or that he/she took the Shingles vaccine or that everyone he/she knows that got shingles had the vaccine. Further reporter said that one was his/her dad (patient). Shingles was so bad he was hospitalized. Neither would lie about it and asked what was so highly unlikely. The reporter also said that what was highly unlikely, apparently, was GSK understanding the and vaccine makers had been lying and had been believing and now could not see truth even when it walks up and shakes their hands. The reporter further said that it was much harder to see truth when they had believed a lie for so long. The reporter just listed everyone he/she knew who got shingles was vaccinate. Further he/she said GSK said it was not credible. That was like saying it was not credible that it rained 3 nights in a row because GSK did not believe it ever rains 3 nights in a row. Yet reporter was there, and they were not. He/she also said that good science examined every side of an issue, did not close its eyes to evidence, and recognized its own bias. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding completion of primary vaccine schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. This case had been linked with US2025AMR032387 and US2025AMR032397 reported by the same reporter.; Sender's Comments: Vaccination failure is a listed event which, due to the following criteria (insufficient information provided about the clinical description, details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of disease) is considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingles vaccine. Herpes zoster is an unlisted event which is considered unrelated to GSK vaccine Shingles vaccine. US-GSK-US2025AMR032387:same reporter different patient US-GSK-US2025AMR032397:same reporter different patient US-GSK-US2025AMR032397:same reporter different patient