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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. Your case of shingles would be determined by whether or not the dormant virus reactivates within your own body (stress, sleep deprivation, and aging can all contribute to elevated risk).

It’s a good question bc shingles is an “odd” virus that way; many people do not understand it!

Depending on your age, you might want to consider getting the shingles vaccine since cases of shingles can recur. Shingrix, the vaccine, has unpleasant side effects but it is extremely effective.[/quote]
It is effective , but will it mitigate my current dormant infection or just any new ones? 
Interestingly enough,  DH got the older shingles  shot ( the one before Shingrex)- and here he is, but this is a very milder atypically presented case.  But, they did stop manufacturing that  vax. [/quote]

I have had shingles twice, and every doctor I have asked is unsure if I should get the vaccine, however DCUM is adamant that I get it. I am not anti-vaccine but have decided to wait for now.[/quote]

DP. Recommendations are not unclear.

[quote][b]Routine recommendations[/b]
People 50 years old and older.

CDC recommends [b]2 doses of Shingrix separated by 2–6 months for immunocompetent adults aged 50 years and older[/b]:

- [b]Whether or not they report a prior episode of herpes zoster.[/b]

- Whether or not they report a prior dose of Zostavax, a shingles vaccine that is no longer available for use in the United States.

- It's not necessary to screen, either verbally or by laboratory serology, for evidence of prior varicella infection.

https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html[/quote][/quote]

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