How the Shingles Vaccine (Shingrix) Works

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  • Опубліковано 29 гру 2022
  • The shingles vaccine is effective at reducing the chance of painful body & face rashes (known as shingles) and long term nerve pain called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). If you have had the chickenpox in the past then the varicella zoster virus remains in your nerve cells and could reactivate causing shingles.
    To learn more about shingles and the shingles vaccine visit: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shin...
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  • @NasimaTalib
    @NasimaTalib 11 місяців тому

    Pleas win will vaccin herpès génital plz ?

  • @evelynibarra293
    @evelynibarra293 Рік тому

    If a person alredy have PHN, could the vaccine help with the pain? Or it would just prevent future episodes? 🤔

    • @ScientistSwanda
      @ScientistSwanda  Рік тому +1

      Unfortunately I couldn’t find any research literature that would support the vaccine reducing PHN severity in someone who already has it. 🫤

  • @OildaleTweaker
    @OildaleTweaker 10 місяців тому +2

    I love the 80s bro

  • @BarnabyWild13
    @BarnabyWild13 4 місяці тому

    If you’ve never had chickenpox, should you still get the shingles vaccine? It doesn’t sound like it.

    • @JadenWaddell
      @JadenWaddell 3 місяці тому

      If you’ve had the chickenpox vacccine then yes, if you haven’t had chickenpox or the vaccine then no.

  • @Anonymousones1
    @Anonymousones1 4 місяці тому +1

    Is it worth getting if u had shingles already

    • @ScientistSwanda
      @ScientistSwanda  4 місяці тому

      yes, it is still recommend to receive the vaccine series. shingles can reoccur multiple times after one has already had the disease, and that risk also increases with age.

    • @ellie698
      @ellie698 2 місяці тому

      Yes, you can get shingles more than once.
      I've had it once and it was awful. Had it on my scalp and next and still get itching where the sores were.
      I've had the first dose of vaccine and felt terrible for nearly a week after.
      Am dreading the second dose but shingles is so painful and as you age your immune system is less able to keep it in check.
      Hence the need for the vaccine ☹️☹️☹️

    • @mw9491
      @mw9491 Місяць тому

      @@ellie698 I also had it on my scalp in 2020 the first time. Extremely painful but I caught it early enough and got valacyclovar to treat it and it went away

    • @mw9491
      @mw9491 Місяць тому

      @@ScientistSwanda WHY am I gettin shingles AGAIN after I have already had the shingrix shot? Does it only last 4 years?

  • @melindaunknown6411
    @melindaunknown6411 10 місяців тому +2

    How long does protection last after the Shingrix shot?

    • @itsgonnabeanaurfromme
      @itsgonnabeanaurfromme 4 місяці тому

      10 years has been established upwards of 97%

    • @ellie698
      @ellie698 2 місяці тому

      ​I thought it was 4 years.

    • @mw9491
      @mw9491 Місяць тому

      @@ellie698 It's more than likely 4 years. I got the shingrix shot after I had shingles in 2020. (2 shots- one in Jan 2021 and one in Feb 2021) and I just got shingles AGAIN. Now I have to wait until this clears so I can get another set of shingrix shots.

    • @BF2021-kf8xz
      @BF2021-kf8xz 14 днів тому

      @@mw9491 sounds like shingrix isn't working for you!

  • @bobleclair5665
    @bobleclair5665 5 місяців тому +1

    Sounds like we’re trying to keep the varicella zoster virus alive and well the the human body with all these shots.! I got mine in the early 1950s,,, got my shingles attack at 71 years of age

    • @ellie698
      @ellie698 2 місяці тому

      As the body ages, the immune system is less able to keep the virus dormant hence the older you get the more likely you are to get shingles.
      I had shingles in my early 50's
      ☹️☹️☹️

  • @lilpoohbear653
    @lilpoohbear653 4 місяці тому

    no thanks...ugh

    • @itsgonnabeanaurfromme
      @itsgonnabeanaurfromme 4 місяці тому +4

      Enjoy your shingles 😘

    • @lilpoohbear653
      @lilpoohbear653 4 місяці тому

      thats so ridiculous@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme

    • @nsondyyahoocomph
      @nsondyyahoocomph 4 місяці тому +3

      Shingles Virus Applauding 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @ellie698
      @ellie698 2 місяці тому

      Shingles is incredibly painful and can have long lasting nerve damage issues.
      Shingles can come back more than once. As you get older your immune system doesn't work as well to keep the chicken pox virus dormant.
      The shingles vaccine is rough. But shingles is rougher ☹️☹️☹️😱😱😱

    • @MarshallArtz007
      @MarshallArtz007 18 днів тому

      @@ellie698: I had the 2nd shot a few days ago. The side effects from both shots were minimal: a little soreness at the injection site the following day along with just feeling a little “out of it.” The next day everything was back to normal. I’m 74. 💉🦠