[SaveFerris]

Out of curiosity, how old is your brother?

I have an older sibling but they don’t remember if I had chicken pox. Other than this person doubtful I could find out.

[ak267]

he’s 53

he had CP when he was a child.

[HollyB]

Perhaps ask for a titer blood test. It will show if you have immunity to chicken pox (meaning you had it)

[Vermont Lt]

Getting the vaccine is not going to hurt you. But do a web search. I had shingles once. Not fun, even if it’s a “light” case.

[gcparent]

If your sibling lived in same home you probably did have CP. I was older and gave every infectious disease to my bro except CP. The reason he didn’t catch CP was because he was only a month old and had immunity from my mom. That immunity lasts about 6 months.

[Kozak]

You can get a herpes zoster titer and it will tell you if you are immune or not.

[Robert DeLong]

If you had it you most likely would remember unless you got it at such a young age you don't remember. I remember because I thought I had a bad outbreak of pimples when I woke up and looked in the mirror. I was probably about 9 or 10 when I got them. 67 and I still have not gotten shingles. But I probably should get the shot. Studies show that more than 99% of Americans aged 40 and older have had chickenpox, even if they don’t remember getting the disease. There is no maximum age for getting shingles vaccine.

There is no specific length of time you must wait after having shingles before receiving shingles vaccine, but generally you should make sure the shingles rash has disappeared before getting vaccinated. The decision on when to get vaccinated should be made with your healthcare provider.

What Everyone Should Know about Zostavax - CDC Site

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Ask your health care provider for a Varicella Titer Test. This test will tell you if you've ever had chicken pox. If you never had chicken pox, they will give you a plain chicken pox vaccine and completely skip the shingles vaccination.