It would just be easier on me.
Can you get shingles even if you have the vaccine.
Thank you for responding to my question.
It lowers your chances of getting shingles by about 50 and your odds of long term nerve damage by about 67.
A vaccine called zostavax reduces the likelihood of developing shingles by 51 percent.
You can get shingles if you have been vaccinated with the chickenpox vaccine even if you have never had a natural chickenpox infection though.
Even though the vaccine is not always effective it still protects a lot of people since nearly one in three adults develops shingles during their lifetime.
Even if you have had shingles you can still receive shingles vaccine to help prevent future occurrences of the disease.
If you have shingles right now you should wait until the rash is gone before you get vaccinated.
Shingrix protection remained high more than 85 in people 70 years and older throughout the four years following vaccination.
There is no specific length of time you must wait after having shingles before receiving shingles vaccine but generally you should make sure the shingles rash has disappeared before getting vaccinated.
My husband said because i had the shingles vaccine didn t mean that i would not get them.
And if you do get shingles you may.
That s because the chickenpox vaccine is a live virus vaccine.
Since your risk of shingles and phn increases as you get older it is important to have strong protection against shingles in your older years.
In 2017 a second vaccine known as shingrix rzv was approved.
You may get the shingrix vaccine even if you ve already had shingles.
I just pray it is not cancer of any kind.
My right breast is starting to itch.
Shingrix is a nonliving vaccine made of a virus component.
And for those who get shingles anyway the vaccine cuts the risk for lingering nerve pain by 67 percent.
It may help prevent you having another bout of shingles later on.
Also consider getting the shingrix vaccine if you ve had the zostavax vaccine or if you don t know whether you ve had chickenpox.
Zostavax is a live vaccine given as a single injection usually in the upper arm.
