I had the shingles vax in august 2014, no side effects that I noticed. A good friend of mine got shingles, it was horrible I would hate to go through that.
A friend of ours did not take the vaccine and developed shingles. She is now blind in one eye.
I had them a few years ago across the top of my head and down my neck. The most painful thing I ever experienced. I got the vaccine after the fact and it had no side effects. I didn’t realize that the same virus that causes chickenpox, Bells Palsy, shingles and a few other illnesses are all related. Unfortunately for me, I had them all. Including one that causes hearing loss. I just don’t remember what it is called.