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On 8/30/2025 at 9:42 AM, Willfully Horn said:

I haven’t agreed to shingles vax yet. My younger brother claims his shingles vax resulted n tinnitus. He had suffered through shingles once, though, while I have not. Probably will get one, and will probably learn what a vaccine kicking one’s ass is all about as I’ve never had ill effects from any vaccine.

I took 1 shingle vax (it's 2 doses, shingrex) and it floored me.

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27 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

If shingles didn’t wreck most people, there wouldn’t be a market for a vaccine that is so rough. 

Other than a sure left arm for three days, it was a breeze compared to what I expected.  But that was the first one.

What is the Surly consensus on the second shot versus the first shot?

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28 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

If shingles didn’t wreck most people, there wouldn’t be a market for a vaccine that is so rough. 

I was told by my physician that the Shingrex vaccine is the most effective vaccine there is. 

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1 minute ago, Gatorubet said:

Other than a sure left arm for three days, it was a breeze compared to what I expected.  But that was the first one.

What is the Surly consensus on the second shot versus the first shot?

My second shot was worse than the first.  Better than shingles, though.

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4 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

My second shot was worse than the first.  Better than shingles, though.

I guess that makes sense, as your immune system got amped up on the first shot to look out for what was coming in the second shot.

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1 minute ago, texasdago said:

OK... so on Shingrex... should anyone over 50 get it or just someone who had Chickenpox?  I keep reading both sides and I'm still not clear.  

I think if you can be sure you have never had chickenpox, the chickenpox vaccine is what you would take.  Blood draw would be the way to be sure. 

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Posted (edited)
22 minutes ago, texasdago said:

OK... so on Shingrex... should anyone over 50 get it or just someone who had Chickenpox?  I keep reading both sides and I'm still not clear.  

I asked my GP this question last year just to be sure (I never had chickenpox and then got the vaccine in my 20s). He said I didn't need the Shingles vaccine.

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