My doctor says that having the chickenpox vaccine gives you immunity from shingles but that it can become very weak as you get older. I just wondered how important it was to get the shingles shot now that I’m older, given that I had the chickenpox vaccine when I was entering school for the first time at the age of 6.
Perhaps the nurse meant to say that having chickenpox itself makes you more susceptible to shingles later on. I’ve never read or heard from any doctor or nurse that having the chickenpox vaccine makes you more likely to get shingles.
My son failed to get chickenpox when he was young, and the pox can be nasty when you're older. I figured better get him the shots.
She walked me through this very carefully.
She said if he never got the pox, he would never have to worry about shingles.
Since the shots contained weakened but live virus, he would now have to worry about shingles.
I asked about the shingles vaccine. She said it's the same shot, but a higher dose.
I said that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
She said, "I know, right?"