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I got the shot and still got shingles. why am i getting it again?
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It's not a cure: The shingles shot is not a cure. It serves two purposes. First is to decrease the chance that you will have an outbreak. The second, and probably most important , that it decreases the pain of shingles in duration. Some people experience the pain for up to a year after the rash, this is decreased significantly by the shot.
Answered 10/23/2017
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