There s a new and improved shingles vaccine shingrix which is approved for people ages 50 and over even for those who received thefirst shingles vaccine zostavax.
Can you get shingles even if you have had the vaccine.
You may get the shingrix vaccine even if you ve already had shingles.
Kmama thank you so much for your input.
It s important to note that you should also get shingrix even if you had zostavax the older shingles vaccine dr.
If you had shingles in the past you can get shingrix to help prevent future occurrences of the disease.
Are not sure if you had chickenpox.
And if you do get shingles you may.
A shingles vaccine can reduce the chances of a recurrence cutting the risk by 51.
You should get shingrix even if in the past you.
Shingles can strike twice or rarely even a third time.
My husband said because i had the shingles vaccine didn t mean that i would not get them.
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.
Even if they don t remember having had chickenpox they should still get the shingles vaccine it wouldn t give them chickenpox.
I just pray it is not cancer of any kind.
There is no maximum age for getting shingrix.
My right breast is starting to itch.
Zostavax is a live vaccine given as a single injection usually in the upper arm.
Even if you have had shingles you can still receive shingles vaccine to help prevent future occurrences of the disease.
And for those who get shingles anyway the vaccine cuts the risk for lingering nerve pain by 67 percent.
Shingrix is a nonliving vaccine made of a virus component.
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.
The cdc says that doctors need not ask patients if they ever had chickenpox or test for antibodies to it before giving them the shingles vaccine.
If you have shingles right now you should wait until the rash is gone before you get vaccinated.
Thank you for responding to my question.
It does not go along my ribs.
It may help prevent you having another bout of shingles later on.
