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I am 67, had chicken pox at 7 which led to encephalitis. is it safe for me to get shingles vaccination since it uses live virus?

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SHINGLES: If you have encephalitis complication with chickenpox, do you want to try shingles live vaccines again ?

Answered 10/20/2013

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