Shingles vaccinations are for older-ish adults because they were born before varicella (chickenpox) vaccinations were part of standard childhood vaccinations. If you get your childhood varicella vaccination, your chance of getting chickenpox is essentially eliminated, and therefore you can’t get shingles (because it is a reactivation of chickenpox)
Hopefully this gets rolled out so it’s available for any and all Canadians that want it!🌻
Shingles vaccinations are for older-ish adults because they were born before varicella (chickenpox) vaccinations were part of standard childhood vaccinations. If you get your childhood varicella vaccination, your chance of getting chickenpox is essentially eliminated, and therefore you can’t get shingles (because it is a reactivation of chickenpox)
ah fair enough
and Thanks for the info!🤗 +1
Shingles is a topic/area that I’m not fully informed on so I’ll have to study up on that🫡