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How long will red, swelling, & hurt from shingle shot last?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Transient: Hours to a day or two. If not gradually diminish then is concern for local tissue intolerance of the vaccine substance and might take longer. A secondary bacterial infection is possible, but would be a rare occurrence and noted by swelling, hot, red, tenderness and feverishness. If worsens at least talk to person on-call for practice where you got shot.
Answered 10/24/2018
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Shingrix: With Shingrix shot arm soreness as well as possible mild swelling & redness at injection site often occur. “Symptoms went away on their own in about 2 to 3 days.”. REF: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html
Answered 1/5/2019
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