Thank you for this thread. I need to figure out what I am going to do about shingles vaccine. I have a brother who had a sort of mild case of shingles. Also saw another relative go through several miserable months, suffering with it.
Shingles vaccine People looking to receive the shingles vaccine have two options: Zostavax and Shingrix.Zostavax, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006, has been shown to offer protection against shingles for about five years. It's a live vaccine given as a single injection, usually in the upper arm.
Shingrix was approved by the FDA in 2017 and is the preferred alternative to Zostavax. Studies suggest Shingrix offers protection against shingles beyond five years. It's a nonliving vaccine made of a virus component, and is given in two doses, with two to six months between doses.
Shingrix is approved and recommended for people age 50 and older, including those who've previously received Zostavax. Zostavax isn't recommended until age 60.
Walgreen’s pharmacist where my wife go the new vaccine indicates that many people are experiencing 2 or three days of discomfort. Compared to actually getting shingles that is nothing. Just be prepared for it. She had shingles in the past and would have traded 2 or 3 days of discomfort in a heartbeat.