Don't obsess over it: About 1/3 persons will get shingles in their lifetime & the vast majority are over 50 (68%). The common idea is it represents a weakening of the bodies immune surveillance system allowing the hibernating germ to emerge. By itself covid may have triggered a cascade of events that led to this or it might be just from age. A newer vaccine (shingrex) helps avoid it.
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