A woman files a shingle vaccine reaction lawsuit on behalf of her loved on in Florida federal court. She alleges her father suffered severe adverse side effects and subsequently died following the administration of the shingle vaccine.

Plaintiff Linda M. files the Zostavax vaccine lawsuit demanding jury trial on behalf of her late father Robert M. Linda is raising a claim for wrongful death, among other allegations.

According to the shingle vaccine reaction lawsuit, Robert was a citizen and resident of the state of Florida, residing in Jacksonville, Fla.

In July 2015 he was inoculated with the Zostavax vaccine at Naval Hospital for “routine health maintenance and for the prevention of shingles,” the shingle vaccine reaction lawsuit states.

However, the vaccine allegedly failed to prevent shingles. Rather, Robert contracted a persistent strain of herpes zoster, Linda says. According to the shingle vaccine reaction lawsuit, “[s]hortly after receiving Defendants’ Zostavax vaccine Decedent was admitted to an intensive care unit for a transient ischemic attack, viral encephalitis, pneumonia and herpes zoster.”

According to the shingle vaccine reaction lawsuit, Robert suffered “painful injuries and damages, and required extensive medical care and treatment.” Additionally, Robert “suffered significant medical expenses, severe pain and suffering, other damages, and ultimately death on July 5, 2016.

Overview: Shingle Vaccine Reaction

A number of adverse side effects and reactions have been associated with the administration of Zostavax, the shingles vaccine. The vaccine contains a live virus but it’s been believed to be too potent for certain individuals causing these adverse complications and injuries. In fact, shingle vaccine reactions have been reported to occur within zero to six months of vaccination. Some of the reported reactions include:

• Shingles after vaccine
• Myelitis (spinal cord inflammation)
• Postherpetic neuralgia (pain after shingles blisters pass)
• Vision problems (eye infections; retinal damage; blindness)
• Hearing loss
• Autoimmune disorders (Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating, Meniere’s Disease, Polyneuropathy)
• Cardiovascular event
• Stroke
• Pneumonia
• Congestive heart failure
• Bell’s Palsy (facial paralysis)
• Vasculitis
• Serious neurological disease/disorder

The Zostavax shingles vaccine, composed of a weakened chickenpox virus, is administered to people over the age of 50 to help prevent the development of shingles.  The vaccine helps by helping the immune system fight of signs for the development of shingles. However, adverse side effects have been linked to the vaccine that have included nausea, muscle pain, joint pain, fever, and headaches.

There have also been other side effects reported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These have ranged from brain damage, to paralysis and death. In fact, these side effects led the FDA to issue a black box warning; the strictest of its kind. Side effects included in the FDA’s recent Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) included: rashes, myalgina, anaphylactic reactions, necrotizing retinitis, and gastrointestinal disorders.

The lawsuit filed against the makers of the Zostavax vaccine reported on a number of reports made to the FDA regarding shingle vaccine reaction and complications linked to the vaccine since its 2006 release. If you or a loved one have experienced a shingle vaccine reaction following the administration of the Zostavax shingles vaccine, you may have a legal claim.

The Shingle Vaccine Reaction Lawsuit is Case No. 3:18-cv-00832-BJD-PDB, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division.