If you are one of those people who are afraid of vaccines, don't attack here, just move on to next thread.
We have a right to express our views. This vaccine is a new one using “recombinant DNA” technology. As of November 20th, 2020, the old vaccine can no longer be used in the USA. Interesting timing. Before I knew what I was getting into, I had the first of the two doses in November, 2021. The pain at the injection site was far worse and longer lasting than with the previous vaccine. I don’t trust it.
I got my second shingles shot earlier this year. No bad reaction other than a sore shoulder. I don’t think I paid anything for it.
I’m not afraid of vaccines but I’m certainly not getting the covid vaccine as I’m thinking it will give me too many blood clots. I’ve had 8 clots in the last 14 years as my body can’t fight clots. I guess I’m special. :-)
I got both shingles shots 3 years ago this coming fall.
Fortunately, the RN, who gave the 1st shots at our HMO was a former Navy RN, and I was wearing a Navy hat. She knew that my wife was a retired RN.
This RN recommended that we not get our second shot at the same time due to some severe second shot reactions.
We had a little sore arm post 1st shot and one Advil, the second night before bedtime, worked for both of us.
So I got my second shot by myself in mid November.
In 24 hours post Shingles shot, I got hammered by side effects from some UNK fever, and blood was in my urine. A urine culture showed zero bacteria. I was put on 5 days of Cephalosporin and a fun trip to a urologist for a cystoscope, which showed zero problems. Later in the next calendar year, some doctor and RN friends felt that I was among the first in the Bay area to be rudely introduced to our new friend, Covid.
I also ended with a cardio/aortic stent during this wonderful time period.
I felt terrible from the second shot for shingles in November to about the middle of December. Also, I had the classic loss of smell and taste and many of the known problems with Covid. I lost about 10 pounds due to lack of appetite.
My wife decided to opt out of her second Shingles shot.
Weeks later, I got my first official Covid shot, on 01/31/21, and I got the red ring around where I got the shot. My RN wife and another RN felt that it might have been shingles. Then, on the 3~4th day post shot, the red itchy ring disappeared.
A good friend got the classic shingles rash around his waist after his 2nd shot. After his 3~4 day, his rash disappeared. Our docs felt that our shingles vaccines kicked in and worked.
Why?
Why would you do that? There is nothing in that vaccine that prevents you from getting shingles. It’s a virus that comes from the chickenpox. We’ve lost our ever-loving Minds to believe these vaccines will bring any value to our lives
The second dose was followed by an isolated case of mild shingles like symptoms on my forearms. Still better than to full blown cases.
Similar to Sars2 vaxxes, the new shingles vax is a sub-unit vaccine (It introduces a piece of the target virus to activate the immune system rather than the whole virus).
However, unlike the Sars2 vaxxes, this new shingles vax went through a 10 year long phase 3 trial before FDA authorization.
I’ve already had shingles as a kid. Chickenpox twice too!
But that was after seeing a few years of clean data - I don't see the Covid Vax ever putting together two years of clean data. So no thanks.
I had the shingles on my ass. It was very uncomfortable for several weeks and I have a desk job. The shingles weren’t as bad as I thought the would be but not fun. I got the shingles vaccine after it was over.
Umm, objecting to the WuhanFlu vax is not same thing.
I’ve had at least half dozen vaccines (not counting the always worthless flu vaccines), including shingles.
These are vaccines — they use actual “dead” bugs and this prevents infection.
The Pharm provides protection against “death” (yeah, side effects) but gives you nothing to prevent infection. Lacking that last, it is worthless to society. Calling it a vaccine ought to be a crime.
Did you also poop and pee today????
When did this vaccine first start .
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Yep all us ol’ folks need all the freebies we can get
I wore mascara today, first time in 10 years. In a few days I’ll try wearing it again. It used to make my eyes feel funny.
Perhaps I should start a post about it.
Got mine several years ago. Insurance paid it all at CVS. My grandmother had shingles. Pretty nasty.
I had shingles. Its not the end of the world. Not even close.
I might consider it if I trusted them not to “accidentally” jab me with the clot poison instead.