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Can you get shingles after having the shingles vaccine.
This condition is called post herpetic neuralgia phn.
Although some people will develop shingles despite vaccination the vaccine may reduce the severity and duration of it.
Two doses of shingrix is more than 90 effective at preventing shingles and phn.
Even if you have had shingles you can still receive shingles vaccine to help prevent future occurrences of the disease.
And it can be debilitating.
Protection stays above 85 for at least the first four years after you get vaccinated.
Shingles can come back after you ve had it.
Rashes that occurred elsewhere likely reflected vaccine failure rather than a side effect of vaccination.
Shingrix provides strong protection against shingles and phn.
Some people report a chickenpox like rash after getting the shingles vaccine.
It may last for months or even years.
Your chances of getting shingles increase as you get older.
You can still get shingles after being vaccinated just like with the flu but if you do the vaccine usually decreases the severity of the illness dr.
After causing shingles the virus again goes back to sleep inside your nerves.
It s not really surprising that you got shingles after being vaccinated.
There s a somewhat increased risk that you could get a second episode so go ahead and get the vaccine schaffner says.
No vaccine is 100 percent effective and while childhood vaccinations get close the shingles vaccine only cuts the risk.
Vaccinate to decrease your shingles risk.
Just wait until your rash.
The most common side effects of either shingles vaccine are redness pain tenderness swelling and itching at the injection site and headaches.
However if you are vaccinated with zostavax and develop a rash take the precaution of keeping it covered until all the bumps crust over.
If you have shingles right now you should wait until the rash is gone before you get vaccinated.
It may help prevent you having another bout of shingles later on.
But it can still flare up again.
Rashes that occurred at the injection site resolved on average within 5 days compared to 18 days for rashes that occurred elsewhere on the body according to the shingles prevention study group.
