I’ve only had my first one, so I’m interested to see what folks are saying here.
I got the first shingles shot and a seasonal flu shot the day after Thanksgiving. Six hours later, I had chills and likely a slight fever (I didn’t check until an hour after I’d taken a Tylenol, and then it was 99.4.) Both arms were very sore. I was extremely tired and had sore arms for 2 days.
Not exactly looking forward to the next one, but if it’s the same, it won’t be a big deal at all. I just hope it won’t be worse.
First one felt like I got punched in the arm–it hurt while it was being injected, even. Had a mild fever. I scheduled the second for Friday afternoon. Arm wasn’t as sore, but had fever and chills Saturday. Was fine by Sunday.
But the same article says: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you do not need a booster dose after getting the two doses of Shingrix.
So, CDC, make up your minds…
Acourse we’ll all be dead from COVID22 by the time my Shingrix expires next July.
I’m wondering if I am being unclear (not uncommon for me) because if you are thinking COVID, please get your booster as soon as you can. Mine was a non-event. Shingles (which is a nasty herpes virus) is a different sort of virus and being vaccinated for one doesn’t protect your for the other.
Get your COVID booster and call your doctor to ask if you will need a shingles vaccination. Please.
Thank you and I’m also sorry for being so unclear.
And I think I understand the confusion. A while back, there was a single singles vaccine, so no booster. That vaccine wasn’t as effective as it could have been, so now there is a new vaccine (Shingrix) that takes two shots.
I got the first vaccine (can’t remember the name, sorry) and then learned years later that I needed to get two shot Shingrix series.
I watched someone suffer from shingles once and I am willing to get the Shingrix shots ever year if needed to avoid that sort of suffering. Hopefully, that won’t be necessary.
The only pain I felt after my second shingles shot was in my wallet.
My mother had shingles, and it was no fun, so getting the vaccine was a no-brainer for me.
I had a sore arm and a headache after the first. My next is scheduled for this Friday. On Saturday my wife and I are going to a birthday party for a 2 year-old. Then Sunday another for someone turning one. I will know very few people at each and really don’t care for kiddy birthday parties. I think I am going to feel pretty crappy after the shot on Friday.
The shot has happened, no injection pain but my favorite shot giver is always very good. I asked about side effects and he said most folks he’s talked to said the second shot is about the same as the first, so I’m assuming I’m going to feel like crap tomorrow.
It would be very nice to think I’ll never have to do this again, but if I have to repeat the process in five years I’ll do it. I had chicken pox as a child and they attacked my eyes, leading to a lifetime of corrective lenses. I have a big fear of shingles finishing the job, a couple of nasty shots every five years will still be better than a lifetime of blindness.
@Senegoid thank you for those links. I was vaguely aware of the story, its good to get the details. And yes, they do come up with goofy names for medicines!
Yes, I think that the pain (or lack thereof) at the moment of the injection is mainly a matter of the shot-giver’s technique. With rare exceptions, all the shots I’ve had were totally painless or very nearly so. Any soreness afterward is a separate thing.
I had misunderstood the current requirements.