I had mine today. It's a new, more effective vaccine called Shingrix. The old vaccine was about 50% effective, the new one about 90% effective. Needs a single follow-up shot in 3 months.
Apparently shingles happens when chicken pox virus that had been dormant in cell bodies migrate out to nerve endings, causing a skin rash and nerve pain. If it occurs on the face it can lead to vision problems up to blindness.
It occurs more commonly in older people. I've never had it, but at 68 I'm in a high risk group.
I have a friend thats suffering from it now and its nasty, and something to be avoided if at all possible.
Anyone else had the vaccine or had shingles? Its all rather new to me.
Apparently shingles happens when chicken pox virus that had been dormant in cell bodies migrate out to nerve endings, causing a skin rash and nerve pain. If it occurs on the face it can lead to vision problems up to blindness.
It occurs more commonly in older people. I've never had it, but at 68 I'm in a high risk group.
I have a friend thats suffering from it now and its nasty, and something to be avoided if at all possible.
Anyone else had the vaccine or had shingles? Its all rather new to me.
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