Can You Get Shingles Even If You Got The Vaccine

Some people report a chickenpox like rash after getting the shingles vaccine.

Can you get shingles even if you got the vaccine.

Although some people will develop shingles despite vaccination the vaccine may reduce the severity and duration of it. Shingrix is the preferred vaccine over zostavax zoster vaccine live a shingles vaccine in use since 2006. That s because the chickenpox vaccine is a live virus vaccine. No vaccine is 100 percent effective and while childhood vaccinations get close the shingles vaccine only cuts the risk.

It does not go along my ribs. 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. Protection stays above 85 for at least the first four years after you get vaccinated. My husband said because i had the shingles vaccine didn t mean that i would not get them.

It lowers your chances of getting shingles by about 50 and your odds of long term nerve damage by about 67. My right breast is starting to itch. It s not really surprising that you got shingles after being vaccinated. If you have shingles right now you should wait until the rash is gone before you get vaccinated.

Zostavax may still be used to prevent shingles in healthy adults 60 years and older. Yes even though people must have had chickenpox years ago in order to get shingles which are caused by the same virus. The most common side effects of either shingles vaccine are redness pain tenderness swelling and itching at the injection site and headaches. Shingrix provides strong protection against shingles and phn.

Two doses of shingrix is more than 90 effective at preventing shingles and phn. In addition you should get the shingrix vaccine even if you already got the zostavax vaccine although you should wait at least eight weeks from the time you received zostavax to get the shingrix shot. You can get shingles if you have been vaccinated with the chickenpox vaccine even if you have never had a natural chickenpox infection though. If you don t remember having had chickenpox should you get the shingles vaccine.

In 2017 a second vaccine known as shingrix rzv was approved. Although it s uncommon you can get shingles more than once. Even if you have had shingles you can still receive shingles vaccine to help prevent future occurrences of the disease. I just pray it is not cancer of any kind.

Thank you for responding to my question. It may help prevent you having another bout of shingles later on.