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Can a shingles vaccination protect someone from herpes?
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See below: While chickenpox (varicella) is in the family of herpes viruses, it is not the same virus that causes oral (herpes simplex -1) and genital herpes (herpes simplex - 2)
Answered 1/11/2015
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