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Is there any benefit to getting the vaccine after you've already gotten shingles?

• Rustwerks 3y ago
  You can get shingles again.
• imagainstit 3y ago
  Yes, shingles is reactivation of latent herpes zoster (chickenpox) usually acquired in childhood. The vaccine prevents these reactivations You can have shingles multiple times, and some people are more prone to recurrences.
  • revelio 3y ago
    Clearly it doesn't, given that semidetached just said he took the vaccine and then within months got shingles.
    • dev_tty01 3y ago
      One counter example does not disprove the substantial studies that show a strong percentage of cases that are avoided. He also stated that he had a mild case. Trust me, shingles can be extremely unpleasant. Any level of protection from the vaccine is worthwhile.
• loeg 3y ago
  Yes. Risk of Shingles doesn't decrease after an outbreak (sadly).