should i get shingles vaccine even if i didn't have chicken pox?
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Yes, you do. Shingrix recommended for everyone age 50 and older, whether or not you remember having had chickenpox, because most people have been exposed to the virus.
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The vaccines have been shown to reduce the risk of getting shingles by 50% for Zostavax® II, and to more than 90% for Shingrix®. For those who still get shingles after being immunized, the vaccines can reduce pain, including the type of pain that lasts after shingles.
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There is no specific time that you must wait after having shingles before receiving the shingles vaccine. But it's probably best to hold off until the shingles rash has disappeared before getting vaccinated.
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Can You Get Shingles if You Haven't Had Chickenpox? Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus. If you've never had chickenpox, you won't get shingles from someone who has it —, but you could get chickenpox.
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Talk with your health care provider to learn more. Some people who are vaccinated against chickenpox get shingles (herpes zoster) years later. This is much less common after vaccination than after chickenpox disease.
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People 60 years of age or older should get shingles vaccine (Zostavax). They should get the vaccine whether or not they recall having had chickenpox, which is caused by the same virus as shingles.
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Shingles vaccine (Zostavax®) MS neurologists do not recommend live-virus vaccines for people with MS because these vaccines can lead to an increase in disease activity. However, Zostavax is an exception because most people have had chicken pox earlier in their lives and therefore already have the virus in their bodies.
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Remember, you can't get shingles without first having chickenpox or the vaccine. Most parents worry about their kids getting shingles or chickenpox from a family member who has shingles. Most of the time it's a grandparent.
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Magnet: Shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus. I do not understand why having chickenpox when younger does not provide immunity to shingles later. Measles is also a virus, but once you have measles, you are immune.
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Both chickenpox (varicella) and shingles (zoster) cause chickenpox in susceptible children and adults who do not have immunity, either by disease or immunization. Remember, you can't get shingles without first having chickenpox or the vaccine.
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You can only get shingles if you've already had chickenpox. Shingles can develop in anyone who has had chickenpox. If you haven't had chickenpox but are exposed to someone with chickenpox or shingles, regardless of your age, you will develop chickenpox first.
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Symptoms of shingles are less severe with vaccinated individuals, and they're far less likely to develop postherpetic neuralgia after the shingles clears up. If you haven't had chickenpox, you can't get shingles—but that doesn't mean that contact with shingles won't get you sick.
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Most people who have had chickenpox will be immune to the disease for the rest of their lives. However, the virus remains inactive in nerve tissue and may reactivate later in life causing shingles.
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It's not really surprising that you got shingles after being vaccinated. No vaccine is 100 percent effective and while childhood vaccinations get close, the shingles vaccine only cuts the risk of shingles by half for people who receive it at age 60 or older.
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“If a person has never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, coming into contact with the fluid in shingles blisters can result in the person becoming infected with the virus. This would cause the person to get chickenpox, not shingles. The body's first exposure to the virus leads to chickenpox.
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Risk factors Most people who have had chickenpox or have been vaccinated against chickenpox are immune to chickenpox. If you've been vaccinated and still get chickenpox, symptoms are often milder, with fewer blisters and mild or no fever. A few people can get chickenpox more than once, but this is rare.
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Can you get chickenpox if you've been vaccinated? Yes. About 15% – 20% of people who have received one dose of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine do still get chickenpox if they are exposed, but their disease is usually mild.