kimu1d ago
An occasional reminder that if you’re 50 or older and haven’t gotten two doses of the shingles vaccine, this is an effective vaccine that helps to prevent an extremely painful and potentially debilitating disease. While the vaccine gets a bad rap for being rough to deal with (not my experience, personally), literally every person I know who has had shingles has talked about getting shingles being really horrible. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5745209/shingles-symptoms-vaccine-treatment
Show threadEmma Liv1d ago
@kimu I got shingles when I was in my 30s, and I was very lucky that it was "mild". I wonder if that affects whether/when I should get the vaccine.
Show threadNazo
@not3ottersinacoat @kimu Yes. "Shingles" is just the same virus as "chickenpox." It lies dormant in the system once you've had it and can reactivate later. So getting "shingles" doesn't immunize you any more than getting "chickenpox" does in the first place. Definitely get the vaccine at the appropriate time.
Apr 6 at 5:43pmWeb
Show threadEmma Liv1d ago
@nazokiyoubinbou Thank you :)