Once you have had the chickenpox, the virus lives in your system for the rest of your life. If it reactivates, that's when you get the shingles. SO even if you had chickenpox as a child, it doesn't mean you won't get shingles, it's the exact opposite. If you read the last sentence of your first quoted paragraph you will see that's what it says.
I had the chickenpox as a child and have also had flu shots over the years, but never shingles. However, I am currently recovering from cancer and my immune system is compromised. I was required to have both a flu shot and a pneumonia shot this year. Within a few weeks, I had the shingles. I too am wondering if the stress on my immune system from the immunizations triggered the shingles.
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Once you have had the chickenpox, the virus lives in your system for the rest of your life. If it reactivates, that's when you get the shingles. SO even if you had chickenpox as a child, it doesn't mean you won't get shingles, it's the exact opposite. If you read the last sentence of your first quoted paragraph you will see that's what it says.
I had the chickenpox as a child and have also had flu shots over the years, but never shingles. However, I am currently recovering from cancer and my immune system is compromised. I was required to have both a flu shot and a pneumonia shot this year. Within a few weeks, I had the shingles. I too am wondering if the stress on my immune system from the immunizations triggered the shingles.
December 8, 2008 - 7:58pmThis Comment
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