[nicollo]

Doesn’t every single person that had chickenpox have this virus in them, but in a dormant state?

Per the wiki entry, "shingles results when the dormant varicella virus is reactivated." So if you never had chickenpox, you thereby don't have the dormant virus that causes shingles, and thus don't need the vaccine?

Asking for a friend.

[EEGator]

Sounds correct to me.

[Valpal1]

If you’ve never had the chicken pox, first get an antibody titer to confirm, because some people have it so mildly as very young children that it goes unnoticed.

If you truly have no antibodies, get the varicella so you won’t get chicken pox later in life. It is far more dangerous to adults, which is why they used to do chicken pox parties for kids to get it out of the way. It can also cause birth defects if contracted during pregnancy.