Shingles jab

[Psamathe]

As an aside and in the UK, an interesting report
The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia
Or a Guardian review https://www.theguardian.com/society...that-shingles-vaccine-helps-cut-dementia-risk

Note that for the newer recombinant vacines (eg Shingrix as offered in the UK by the NHS) it's moderately recent and thus lower confidence levels in the results and shorter time for dementia to be diagnosed.

Ian

 

[adiemla]

Had my 2nd vax yesterday morning. Apart from sore arm felt fine…………until 21.00. Then. Shivers, shakes and feeling dreadful. In bed at 21.15 and lay awake ALL night, shivers stopped after a couple of paracetamol but my mind was all over the place. Lie in methinks.

Had my second shingrix vaccination last Friday 2 May. For me the main side effect on Friday late night was the exacerbation of the normal mild knee osteoarthritis night discomfort to acute pulses of intolerable pain originating from the centre of the knee. Had to reach out for cocodamol. However, thankfully back to normal Saturday night. Some websites state that a rare side effect of Shingrix is joint pain, so I guess that explains my experience.

 

[ColinJ]

As an aside and in the UK, an interesting report
The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia
Or a Guardian review https://www.theguardian.com/society...that-shingles-vaccine-helps-cut-dementia-risk

Note that for the newer recombinant vacines (eg Shingrix as offered in the UK by the NHS) it's moderately recent and thus lower confidence levels in the results and shorter time for dementia to be diagnosed.

Ian

I came back on here to mention that after watching this video on YouTube...



Which reminds me... I still haven't had the shingles jab. My late mum suffered badly with shingles, and my late sister suffered horribly with dementia; I want to do my best to avoid both conditions! I am 70 now so the NHS should be happy to give me the jab - time to make an appointment!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Which reminds me... I still haven't had the shingles jab.

Did you forget?

 

[ColinJ]

Did you forget?

Ha ha - that possibility did occur to me!

 

[Webbo2]

Ha ha - that possibility did occur to me!

When you have had the first one of the two you need. You won’t forget you’ve had it.