Anonymous
02/10/2024 10:18
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Anonymous wrote:I think the issue is that Shingrix has not been in use long enough for there to be data beyond 10 years. The data says it’s extremely effective for at least seven years. I would assume if longer-term data shows that immunity wanes, there will be a recommendation for repeat vaccination.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html
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Anonymous
02/10/2024 09:10
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
I think the issue is that Shingrix has not been in use long enough for there to be data beyond 10 years. The data says it’s extremely effective for at least seven years. I would assume if longer-term data shows that immunity wanes, there will be a recommendation for repeat vaccination.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html
Anonymous
02/10/2024 07:18
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Anonymous wrote:People are getting shingles at a younger age perhaps to non-exposure to chicken pox since most kids have to get the chicken pox vaccine for school.
They’re still not letting us get it until 50, though right. I’m 49 and my friend (early 40s) had a terrible case (still has nerve pain in her face a year out). I’m ready for the vaccine now.
Anonymous
02/09/2024 22:48
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People are getting shingles at a younger age perhaps to non-exposure to chicken pox since most kids have to get the chicken pox vaccine for school.
You must have been exposed to chicken pox to get shingles.
NP. I think the PP was referring to the "theory that re-exposure to the herpes zoster virus in adulthood (after chickenpox infection as a child), boosts immunity to shingles"
https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/adult-exposure-to-chickenpox-linked-to-lower-risk-of-shingles/
Anonymous
02/09/2024 22:21
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Anonymous wrote:People are getting shingles at a younger age perhaps to non-exposure to chicken pox since most kids have to get the chicken pox vaccine for school.
You must have been exposed to chicken pox to get shingles.
Anonymous
02/09/2024 21:58
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
People are getting shingles at a younger age perhaps to non-exposure to chicken pox since most kids have to get the chicken pox vaccine for school.
Anonymous
02/09/2024 10:11
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Shingles is a reactivation of a latent virus you already had and is almost never “caught” from someone else so the fact that it is “popping up everywhere” has nothing to do with your risk of getting it.
Anonymous
02/09/2024 09:01
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
There used to be an older kind, so you need to check if you got that and need to get the new one.
Anonymous
02/09/2024 08:58
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
My doc says the 2 dose vaccine is for life
Anonymous
02/09/2024 01:52
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Anonymous
02/09/2024 01:12
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
I have to get this vaccine asap shingles is AWFUL and seems to be sprouting up everywhere.
Anonymous
02/09/2024 01:07
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Anonymous wrote:And I thought after the 2 doses (6-ish months apart) you were done for life. Is that wrong?
This
Anonymous
02/09/2024 01:03
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
And I thought after the 2 doses (6-ish months apart) you were done for life. Is that wrong?
Anonymous
02/08/2024 20:28
Subject: Re:How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
Which vaccine did you have?
Anonymous
02/08/2024 20:27
Subject: How often are you supposed to get the shingles vaccine?
I took the vaccine 5 years ago (at age 50) & thought it was every 5 years, right?
The internet seems to have differing information.
The internet seems to have differing information.