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I'm on antibiotics for an earache.can i go and have my shingles vaccination and continue with the antibiotics?
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Shingles vaccine: Yes as long as you have no fever you can take the vaccine.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Yes: Varicella-zoster vaccine is a live attenuated viral vaccine. It will not be affected by an antibacterial antibiotic.
Answered 8/19/2015
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