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Shingles Vaccine
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I am over 70 years old and never had chickenpox (or any other childhood disease),is it safe for me to have the shingles vaccine,i've had a request from my doctors to go for one.
thanks in advance for any advice.
thanks in advance for any advice.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Very definitely - go for one. I had to wait until I was 70 years old but i would have had one earlier If i had been eligible. Reason? I caught Shingles when I was 68 and, despite anti-virals, which were prescribed towards the end of the window where they do some good, I was terribly ill. At least 6 weeks and then a long haul back.
I had Shingles again this year --- much, much milder. I felt poorly and had pain from the affected area but it was bearable and I recovered much more quickly.
Don't hesitate is my advice.
I had Shingles again this year --- much, much milder. I felt poorly and had pain from the affected area but it was bearable and I recovered much more quickly.
Don't hesitate is my advice.
I was in exactly the same position as you a few years ago ie, never, to my knowledge, had any of the childhood diseases despite our daughter getting them all and was offered to shingles vaccine along with my 'flu jab. On that occasion I refused it on the grounds that it was wasting resources. Two years later my wife became eligible for the 'flu vaccine and was offered shingles at the same time; she accepted and so did I. No problems at all with it. I suggest you have the vaccine as shingles sounds to be a most unpleasant disease to catch.
Apparently 9 out of 10 adults in the UK have had chickenpox even if they don’t know they’ve had it.
I had the shingles jab last year and thank goodness I did as I’m recovering from shingles right now. It was bad enough but could have been so much worse if I hadn’t had the jab.
Don’t hesitate, get the jab.
I had the shingles jab last year and thank goodness I did as I’m recovering from shingles right now. It was bad enough but could have been so much worse if I hadn’t had the jab.
Don’t hesitate, get the jab.