Sex: U
Vaccine: VARZOS, VARZOS
Symptoms: Alopecia, Dry skin, Herpes zoster, Impaired quality of life, Pruritus
Clinical narrative: Had them, wouldn't help/suspected vaccination failure; Shingles; Tiny balding spots; Stressful, stress flares it up!; This 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) for prophylaxis.   Co-suspect products included Herpes zoster (Shingles vaccine) for prophylaxis.   The patient's past medical history included itchy rash, biopsy and chickenpox. Previously administered products included Shingles Shot with an associated reaction of eczema.   On an unknown date, the patient received the 2nd dose of Shingles vaccine and the 1st dose of Shingles vaccine. On an unknown date, unknown after receiving Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine, the patient experienced vaccination failure (serious criteria GSK medically significant), shingles, hair loss and stress. On an unknown date, the outcome of the vaccination failure, shingles, hair loss and stress were unknown.   It was unknown if the reporter considered the vaccination failure, shingles, hair loss and stress to be related to Shingles vaccine and Shingles vaccine.     Additional Information: GSK Receipt Date: 05-NOV-2022 Reporter's Comment: The patient reported this case via interactive digital media. The patient stated that when he/she turned 60, his/her roof ended up on his/her lower back just as a rash and itched, went to  derma said he/she had a bad roof and gave his/her the original Shingles shot that was available at that time which didn't make sense to him/her but faired through the nasty disease w/out horrible pain.  One month later had to went back to derma as he/she had an itchy spot on his/her scalp he said Eczema, the patient said well, his/her whole crown of his/her scalp had these horrible dry, itching scaling and buming painful spots on his/her head. The patient had been to 7 dermas had biopsies and had several different diagnoses. The patient stated but no relief or cure as his/her scalp was so sensitive. This was like 12 years ago, and it was affected his/her quality of life.  The last derma diagnosed PHN which she was the only one he/she could convince it was from the Shingles, when the new 2 shot version came out, he/she went and had them also thinking it would help, and nope. The patient stated luckily his/her hair was thick but had some tiny balding spots. The patient also stated now the rest of what life he/she had was more than stressful and stress really flares it up. The patient had read to put a cold compress on flareups, but get small ice chips hold on it, and it did help. The patient had chicken pox twice when he/she was a child. first round bad and second round bearable. The patient state that get your vaccination if you had chicken pox or live the rest of your life in misery. The patient's oldest son had 4 breakouts of Shingles in his early 40's and is waiting for the magic age of so to get vaccination which by now should be immune to Shingles. Additional supportive information: This case was considered as suspected vaccination failure as details regarding time to onset and laboratory test confirming shingles were unknown at the time of reporting. The follow-up would not possible, as no contact, details were available.