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If u had chicken pox in the past, can u get the chickpox vaccine to avoid recurrence? also, can u get shingles vacine b4 age 50 if u had chickpox b4?

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Dr. Andrew Germanovich answered

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Yes: Best way to assess immunity is to draw an antibody titer against a disease pathogen. If your titers are low, you should get a vaccine.

Dr Lewis agreed

Answered 5/19/2018

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A member asked:

If u had chicken pox in the past, can u get the chickpox vaccine to avoid recurrence? also, can u get shingles vacine b4 age 50 if u had chickpox b4?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Andrew Germanovich answered

Dr Lewis agreed

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