Sex: M
Vaccine: VARZOS
Symptoms: Crying, Feeling abnormal, Herpes zoster, Pain, Vaccination failure
Clinical narrative: Occasional pain, hurt so bad, so painful; Chickenpox; Cried; Miserable; Had the shots years ago, had shingles/suspected vaccination failure; Shingles on upper back, stomach, miserable; This serious case was reported by a consumer via interactive digital media and described the occurrence of vaccination failure in a 83-year-old male patient who received Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis.   On an unknown date, the patient received Shingles vaccine. On 03-FEB-2023, an unknown time after receiving Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (Verbatim: Had the shots years ago, had shingles/suspected vaccination failure) (serious criteria GSK medically significant) and shingles (Verbatim: Shingles on upper back, stomach, miserable). On an unknown date, the patient experienced pain (Verbatim: Occasional pain, hurt so bad, so painful), chickenpox (Verbatim: Chickenpox), crying (Verbatim: Cried) and feeling miserable (Verbatim: Miserable).  The patient was treated with analgesic, nos (Pain Pills (Nos)). The outcome of the vaccination failure was unknown and the outcome of the shingles was recovered/resolved and the outcome of the chickenpox, crying and feeling miserable were not reported.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles, pain, chickenpox, crying and feeling miserable to be related to Shingles vaccine.     It was unknown if the company considered the vaccination failure, shingles, pain, chickenpox, crying and feeling miserable to be related to Shingles vaccine.   Additional Information: GSK receipt date:4-Mar-2023 and 7-Mar-2023 The case was received from the patient via interactive digital media. The patient had the shots years ago and still got the darn old Shingles and they were miserable and still occasional pain and chickenpox. The patient stated that 7 weeks of the pain and it was not fun, it was so painful he cried a few times they hurt so bad.  The patient mentioned that 7 weeks he had them and a pain still lingers on just to remind that he wish would clear his medicine cabinet and get rid of ever Shingles found and did away with them all.  The patient stated that his Shingles from hell started in his upper back and around to the side and stomach. The patient was feeling the pain off and on from 7 weeks of that horrible stuff . The patient still takes a pain pill at night. In the first week of March, the shingles were recovered. The patient stated that the shot did not help, but it did not stop them and he she was sorry for all the ones who had  them now, might be with you. The patient would not give them to an enemy if he had one.  This was one pain that researchers should find a cure for it and remove it from the public. The patient stated it was the worse ailment that you can get. A lot of people were  having them. The shot might take the edge off but it did not stop them. The patient did not wish this on anyone. There was no way the pain did not brage them could happen yet the shot did not work for him. The physician said that the shot will be light. The follow-up could not be possible as no contact details were available. This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure since the details regarding the completion of primary vaccination schedule, time to onset and laboratory confirmation of shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. The case was linked with case US2023AMR038416, reported by same reporter.; Sender's Comments:  US-GSK-US2023AMR038416:Same reporter - Hearsay case