The shingles vaccine is a real PITA.

BaronVonZemo 64220 posts Joined: Nov 19, 2010

Posted 6:23 am on Nov 6, 2024

It completely wiped me out, and I didn't watch any of the election nor the CFP. The newer vaccine is life long though, and anyone with shingles will tell you, it's well worth it.

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The shingles vaccine is a real PITA. BaronVonZemo 6:23am · 11/6/24
- Luckily I never had chicken pox.NT notredame678 9:48am · 11/6/24
  - Herpes Zoster is a contagious virus that can be contracted regardless chicken pox history. And by BaronVonZemo 10:33am · 11/6/24
  - Me neither, but they still recommend you get it. Iggle 9:51am · 11/6/24
    - Yes...see above.NT BaronVonZemo 10:34am · 11/6/24
- Do you still have to wait until you're 50 to receive it? AlbanyIRISH 9:23am · 11/6/24
  - Yes. 50 for gen pop and then 19 if you are somehow immunocompromised.NT BaronVonZemo 10:36am · 11/6/24
- My wife has shingles right now, ugh 86domer 8:47am · 11/6/24
- Second shot did me in. PaND 8:23am · 11/6/24
- Trust you’ve already had shingles? WoodstockIrish 7:56am · 11/6/24
  - No, thank goodness.NT BaronVonZemo 8:02am · 11/6/24
- Was the old one 10 years? If it is life-long, I might get it. LanceManion 6:39am · 11/6/24
  - It affects everyone differently. Iggle 8:14am · 11/6/24
  - Old one was q5yrs, but it had a fairly high failure rate (though shingles was mitigated usually).Now BaronVonZemo 7:05am · 11/6/24
    - How long has it been out? Wife reminds me we did get one that was 6 months apartNT WoodstockIrish 7:57am · 11/6/24
      - I had to look it up.....2018.NT BaronVonZemo 8:03am · 11/6/24
    - Nice. Shingles is a bitch. Wouldn’t wish that on anyone.NT LanceManion 7:09am · 11/6/24
      - I had the old shot was supposed to be 60% effective was told to get the new one, I did then THEISMANCARR 8:59am · 11/6/24

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