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> Who gets vaccinated for a disease they already had? Chickenpox (a form of herpes) lies dormant in the system for decades causes Shingles. Vaccinations are re
by ancientsofmumu 5y ago
> Who gets vaccinated for a disease they already had?
Chickenpox (a form of herpes) lies dormant in the system for decades causes Shingles. Vaccinations are recommended at 50+ for people who have had the former to prevent the latter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoster_vaccine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoster_vaccine
- luke_value 5y agoThis is a non sequitur. This is to prevent reactivation of a dormant infection. With SARS-Cov2 we're talking about reinfection.