Sex: F
Vaccine: VARZOS, VARZOS
Symptoms: Vaccination failure
Clinical narrative: got 2 shots in 2018, I have them now/had both shots 4 yrs ago, I am today with the shingles; I have them/Shingles; sick in bed; don't want to eat; back hurting; side was burning; rash; is worse and blistering up/It's in its blister stage; tired; headache; cold chills; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of suspected vaccination failure in a female patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis.   Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis.   On an unknown date, the patient received the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine and the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine. In MAR-2023, more than 2 years after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced shingles (Verbatim: I have them/Shingles), sickness (Verbatim: sick in bed), appetite lost (Verbatim: don't want to eat), back pain (Verbatim: back hurting), burning sensation (Verbatim: side was burning), rash (Verbatim: rash), blister (Verbatim: is worse and blistering up/It's in its blister stage), tiredness (Verbatim: tired), headache (Verbatim: headache) and chills (Verbatim: cold chills). On an unknown date, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: got 2 shots in 2018, I have them now/had both shots 4 yrs ago, I am today with the shingles) (serious criteria GSK medically significant). The outcome of the vaccination failure was unknown and the outcome of the shingles, sickness, appetite lost, back pain, burning sensation, rash, blister, tiredness, headache and chills were not recovered/not resolved.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles, sickness, appetite lost, back pain, burning sensation, rash, blister, tiredness, headache and chills to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine.     It was unknown if the company considered the vaccination failure, shingles, sickness, appetite lost, back pain, burning sensation, rash, blister, tiredness, headache and chills to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine.   Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 11-Mar-2023 The patient got the shots 2 parts in 2018, 4 years from date of reporting, and at the time of reporting the she had them. The patient was sick in bed did not want to eat. It was started with her back hurting, but she always had chronic pain. So, she put a heating pad on pain and her right side was also burning so she started to break out thinking that she used the heating pad to hot. So, she stopped using it and boom the rash was worse and now it was blistering up at the time of reporting. The reporter asked how that happened. The reporter was going to the emergency room on day of reporting but, by the time she got ready she was too tired again. The patient had been like that for over a week before the rash.  She had a headache, cold chills now go figure, although they could not do anything about it. She asked when she had the double vaccine. The reporter's friend diagnosed with shingles.  She could not believe how painful and uncomfortable the rash was.  She stated that she was at a chapter in her life where she should be enjoying it to the fullest.  Date and nights, brunch with friends, playing with grandchildren, traveling. All the fun things. She did not want to be on the sidelines because of shingles.  the reporter stated that prevention was possible. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding completion of primary vaccination schedule and laboratory confirmation were unknown at the time of reporting. Onset date reported as March 2023, and outcome reported as ongoing, therefore conservatively, capture onset date March 2023 and outcome not recovered for all events.