My wife a retired RN and a Kaiser patient is thinking about getting a shingles shot and no Covid shots this fall.
People who were vaccinated for shingles had a lower risk of COVID-19 diagnosis or hospitalization, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of people ages 50 and older. The research was published December 28 in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
The 2 separate analyses gave highly consistent results, showing that people, who had received at least 1 dose of the shingles vaccine were 16% less likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19—no matter how long ago they had received the vaccine.Dec 28, 2022.
“People who were vaccinated for shingles had a lower risk of COVID-19 diagnosis or hospitalization”
Interesting.
I last had shots that MIGHT have been related to Covid when I was released from rehab in early 2021. Since then I had the shots for shingles; nothing else. I have had no problems that might be related to Covid since I was released from rehab..and I don’t plan on any more except maybe flu shots next fall or similar. I don’t want ANYTHING for Covid. By the way, I am 85 yrs. old.