Doctors recommend it.
What are the serious side effects of the shingles vaccine.
The shingles vaccine is recommended for people ages 50 and older as older adults are more likely to develop shingles.
Remember vaccines are continually monitored for safety and like any medication vaccines can cause side effects.
Shingles or herpes zoster is an infection caused by the chicken pox virus varicella zoster the shingles vaccine is effective and like most medications it carries a risk of side effects.
Shingrix can cause mild or serious side effects.
It lowers your chances of getting shingles by about 50 and your odds of long term nerve damage by about 67.
There have been no serious events associated with the vaccine that are specifically attributable to the vaccine schaffner says.
It helps prevent shingles herpes zoster in adults ages 50 and older.
Shingrix recombinant varicella zoster virus is a brand name vaccine.
The most common side effects of either shingles vaccine are redness pain tenderness swelling and itching at the injection site and headaches.
As people get older they become increasingly vulnerable to developing shingles.
The most common side effects of either shingles vaccine are redness pain tenderness swelling and itching at the injection site and headaches.
In fact serious side effects from vaccines are extremely rare.
For example for every 1 million doses of a vaccine given only one or two people may have a severe allergic reaction.
Some people report a chickenpox like rash after getting the shingles vaccine.
As with the chickenpox vaccine the shingles vaccine doesn t guarantee you won t get shingles.
Although some people will develop shingles despite vaccination the vaccine may reduce the severity and duration of it.
Temporary vaccine side effects pale in comparison to shingles long lasting effects on the body experts says.
Signs of an allergic reaction happen within minutes or hours after vaccination and include hives swelling of the face and throat difficulty breathing a fast.
But this vaccine will likely reduce the course and severity of the disease and reduce your risk of.
But doctors will know more about the effects of shingrix as time.