he had an outbreak of shingles around his right cheek and scalp area/Shingles rash; new bumps on the right cheek; it's been like a burning rash in the face with bumps, pus, welts, and stuff/got a rash on the right cheek; it's been like a burning rash in the face with bumps, pus, welts, and stuff; it seems like his immune system is laid low and has been compromised; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 72-years-old male patient received second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, mRNA, formulation: Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EM9810; Expiration Date: 30Jun2021, patient was 72-year-old at the time of vaccination), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 12Feb2021 as DOSE 2, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included stent placement, he has 4 heart stents and so this would show he is a heart patient, blood pressure, Cholesterol medication, shingles. Concomitant medication(s) included metoprolol (METOPROLOL) taken for blood pressure, start and stop date were not reported; rosuvastatin (ROSUVASTATIN) taken for blood cholesterol, start and stop date were not reported; ezetimibe (EZETIMIBE) taken for blood cholesterol, start and stop date were not reported; losartan potassium (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM). Historical vaccine included first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation: Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: E19262, stated Lot Could be an EL9262; Expiration Date: 31May2021), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 22Jan2021 as DOSE 1, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. It was reported that 2-3 days post vaccination he had an outbreak of shingles around his right cheek and scalp area. The ER doctor and GP said it was shingles. He has read that the shot has been tested or shown to cause shingles. The outbreak was different this time as the medication he takes to treat shingles is not currently working. Caller states he looked on Pfizer website shingles has been related to the COVID-19 vaccine. He just wants to know if it's directly or correlated related to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He also mentioned herpes virus can be aggravated with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that's why an outbreak is bound to happened. Caller states that this stuff wont go away, he has had it since the first of Mar2021. He First started this product on 26May2021. Caller adds that prior to the Valtrex generic he was on Acyclovir for years and then was put on the Valtrex generic. Caller clarifies that the Valtrex generic is actually called Valacyclovir. He confirms he was first on Acyclovir, then Valacyclovir, and now Famciclovir. He remembers that they told him he would have to take the Valacyclovir one time a day He confirms it was 500mg tablet and he was taking 2 of them once a day and that's why he wanted to go on it. He was taking Famciclovir 250mg but that do not work, and as soon as he ran out his face starts breaking out. His Initial Loading Dose was 250mg 2 tablets by mouth every 8 hours. After that his Maintenance dose was 250mg 2 tablets a day, NDC 6042936030, Lot GS036595 Expiry Date Dec2022. He was having fresh break outs; he's never had it like that before. He clarified that he had shingles in the past and for the last 10 years but usually it will go away when he's taken a maintenance dose, but this is different it wont go away. It's usually always curable and has never presented itself on the face like this in the past. Caller is looking in his phone trying to find earliest time that he had taken pictures because he has not been plagued with this before like this. Caller states that he had pictures available if needed. He was a patient at the veterans administration. He was taking another type of cyclovir medication prior in which he does not recall the whole name right now. The previous one worked great for a while and then it stopped working. The Previous cyclovir medication which stopped working, he was taking it prior to famciclovir and then he was switched to famciclovir. He states that he is having a mental block at the moment, but he recalls its the generic of Valtrex. Shortly after the Pfizer shot, he has read on websites that this will kick up chicken pox virus. Prior vaccination his immune system was gold. It is getting better, but after he ran out pills in 24 to 32 hours and had none, he would get it from a facility, he had them call it in the pharmacy, got it and paid for it, went and got it, and started with the initial prescribed dosage and thought he was cured, it did dry up but this morning it is right back again, not as bad as it has been in the past but it is 40% not as bad since he is on medication and taking it as prescribed. One time he went to a Dermatologist, and they gave an antibiotic for it, he has still got it, he still has it on hand. Acyclovir: 800mg and was taking 2 twice a day. On an unspecified date in Feb2021, the patient experienced he had an outbreak of shingles around his right cheek and scalp area/shingles rash, new bumps on the right cheek, it's been like a burning rash in the face with bumps, pus, welts, and stuff/got a rash on the right cheek, on an unspecified date in 2021, the patient experienced it seems like his immune system is laid low and has been compromised. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of he had an outbreak of shingles around his right cheek and scalp area/shingles rash, new bumps on the right cheek, it's been like a burning rash in the face with bumps, pus, welts, and stuff/got a rash on the right cheek, it's been like a burning rash in the face with bumps, pus, welts, and stuff with Famciclovir and Valtrex, Valacyclovir. The outcomes of events (it seems like his immune system is laid low and has been compromised) were unknown, and the outcomes of events (he had an outbreak of shingles around his right cheek and scalp area/Shingles rash) was recovering, and the outcomes of events (new bumps on the right cheek, it's been like a burning rash in the face with bumps, pus, welts, and stuff/got a rash on the right cheek) was Not recovered.