You should make every effort to get the second dose of Shingrix between 2 and 6 months after you got the first dose. If your doctor or pharmacist is out of Shingrix, you can use the Vaccine Finder to help find other providers who have Shingrix. You can also contact pharmacies in your area and request to be put on a waiting list for Shingrix if they do not have the vaccine in stock. If it’s been more than 6 months since you got the first dose, you should get the second dose as soon as possible; you don’t need to restart the vaccine series.
Our doc told us he feels we should wait to get this since it’s a new vaccine. We’re in our late 50’s. I guess he feels he wants to see how things go with it and make sure there aren’t unanticipated side effects.
We generally trust our doc but I wonder what others think about this advice?
Our doc told us he feels we should wait to get this since it’s a new vaccine. We’re in our late 50’s. I guess he feels he wants to see how things go with it and make sure there aren’t unanticipated side effects.
We generally trust our doc but I wonder what others think about this advice?
....or that person might get shingles and regret it for the rest of their life. My brother lost partial eyesight in one eye from a shingles bout.He might be on to something.
....or that person might get shingles and regret it for the rest of their life. My brother lost partial eyesight in one eye from a shingles bout.
Just today I called around to all the drug stores nearby. None of them have Shingrix AND they don't do Zostavax any more. What's with that?
Roll the dice. At least you got it on the table. Yes, The dr could very well indeed be on to something
Despite all the stories about shingles it is overwhelmingly not life threatening. It is a massive nuisance. Also, if action is taken early, it can be severely staunched. Playing russian roulette with a brand new drug is not necessarily better than what will almost certainly be a nuisance illness that can be otherwise treated.
Rest of the story:
I have been harmed beyond recovery by routinely prescribed pharmaceuticals. More than once. Still waiting to get the disease they were trying to prevent. One way to know the risk is overhyped: They're wanting you to buy something and it's urgent. And most will not get shingles. And most shingles will come a cropper and even more so if the person does something about it. Risk! fear! Risk! Fear! I am a statistic
Just today I called around to all the drug stores nearby. None of them have Shingrix AND they don't do Zostavax any more. What's with that?
P.S. Given the history of this I will not be responding to anything else on this thread.