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A member asked:
Could you get shingles after getting the shingles vaccine?
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Yes: You could get a mild case of shingles.
Answered 5/20/2013
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The protection...: Efficacy is 50-60 percent so shingles can still occur but even if it occurs, the risk of post herpetic neuralgia - pain in the area after the rash is gone - is diminished in vaccinees. The virus causing the shingles after vaccination is not the vaccine virus but rather the chickenpox virus that is latent inside of you.
Answered 10/3/2016
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