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Does the chickenbox vaccine last all your life? can it prevent shingles?
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Yes, in most people.: The chickenpox vaccine is 85-98 % effective after the 2 recommended doses. In studies it has been shown to last at least 10-20 years.It has not been used long enough to know if it will last a lifetime. Shingles is caused by a reactivation of the virus that has caused chicken pox earlier in life, so in most cases, the vaccine will prevent shingles, indirectly. There is another vaccine for shingles.
Answered 4/18/2014
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Maybe,maybe not : A single dose of the vaccine confers lifelong immunity in ~ 85% of people while 2 doses at least a month apart brings it up to ~98%.Shingles is a reactivation of wild or vaccine virus that occurs if the persons immune system fails to keep it contained. A shingles vaccine, similar to the varicella shot (only many X stronger) is used to awaken the immune system and keep the virus under house arrest.
Answered 7/15/2014
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