Shingles is the adult manifestation of the chickenpox virus, a herpes virus that once you have it, you have it forever. it can flare up later in life. the vaccine for it is incredibly effective at preventing heart disease (source: https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2026/03/16/19/33/shingles-vaccine-drastically-cuts-risk-of-serious-cardiac-events ) so please help yourself and your community and get vaccinated today!
I had a shongles flare up when I was a teen. Can it also happen only once like chicken pox, or can there be a round 3? Wondering if I still need to get the shit or not
You can get shingles multiple times, unfortunately. Talk to your doctor; they may recommend you get the shingles vaccine early if you have already had an episode. But if it’s been a while with no more episodes, it may be reasonable to wait until 50.