According to a large retrospective study:

 

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people who received the recombinant shingles vaccine before developing shingles saw their risks of [vascular dementia, heart attack, stroke, and death] drop by up to half

 

Shingles Vaccination Tied to Drops in Cardiovascular Events, Dementia, Death

 

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/idweek/118018

Great, I'm going to get Shingrix soon

Got it (Shingrix) for free in my homeland. How much here?

1 minute ago, Nemises said:

Got it (Shingrix) for free in my homeland. How much here?

Lowest price is about 5.5k x2, about 7k x2 seems common, but most people would rather not go back to homeland

4 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

According to a large retrospective study:

 

 

Shingles Vaccination Tied to Drops in Cardiovascular Events, Dementia, Death

 

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/idweek/118018

I got 37 shots in total (all vaccines)...

Am I immortal now???🥳

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Lowest price is about 5.5k x2, about 7k x2 seems common, but most people would rather not go back to homeland

Agree, but some go back for other reasons, so whilst there they get it for free. 

3 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

I got 37 shots in total (all vaccines)...

Am I immortal now???🥳

 

Of course not - Stupidity also kills !!! 

I wonder whether this is not based on a misunderstanding. Take the following article:

 

https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/shingles-vaccine-lowers-the-risk-of-heart-disease-for-up-to-eight-years

 

When I read the article I conclude that not getting shingles lowers the risk of heart disease, not the vaccine per se. 

 

The NHS in the UK currently offers the Shingrix vaccine only to adults aged 65 and over, or to those who are immunocompromised from the age of 18.

Healthy adults under 65 who are not immunosuppressed are not yet routinely eligible to receive the shingles vaccine free of charge through the NHS.

 

In contrast, international health authorities and many public-health bodies recommend that all adults aged 50 and older receive a two-dose course of a recombinant zoster vaccine such as Shingrix, given 2–6 months apart.

 

 

Its not something I've considered before as I thought it was for 'older folk'...   Its perhaps something now worth considering - though longevity is something to consider as large phase-3 trials and GSK’s 10-year follow-up show protection of ≥85 % even after a decade.

 

 

Thus: IF a person is healthy and 50, getting the Shingrix (recombinant zoster) vaccine would provide protection for at least 10–15 years, keeping them well covered through their 60s and likely into early 70s.

 

It is mentioned that if long-term data eventually shows a dip in protection, a booster in your 70s or 80s will likely certainly be introduced to extend immunity.

 

Thus: vaccinating in our 50's would provide solid protection through high-risk decades, and doesn’t prevent future top-ups if they become recommended.

 

 

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Of course not - Stupidity also kills !!! 

Then please attention!!

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The NHS in the UK currently offers the Shingrix vaccine only to adults aged 65 and over, or to those who are immunocompromised from the age of 18.

Healthy adults under 65 who are not immunosuppressed are not yet routinely eligible to receive the shingles vaccine free of charge through the NHS.

 

In contrast, international health authorities and many public-health bodies recommend that all adults aged 50 and older receive a two-dose course of a recombinant zoster vaccine such as Shingrix, given 2–6 months apart.

 

 

Its not something I've considered before as I thought it was for 'older folk'...   Its perhaps something now worth considering - though longevity is something to consider as large phase-3 trials and GSK’s 10-year follow-up show protection of ≥85 % even after a decade.

 

 

Thus: IF a person is healthy and 50, getting the Shingrix (recombinant zoster) vaccine would provide protection for at least 10–15 years, keeping them well covered through their 60s and likely into early 70s.

 

It is mentioned that if long-term data eventually shows a dip in protection, a booster in your 70s or 80s will likely certainly be introduced to extend immunity.

 

Thus: vaccinating in our 50's would provide solid protection through high-risk decades, and doesn’t prevent future top-ups if they become recommended.

 

 

NHS is a good guide to most things, maybe doing at 65 gives good protection 75-80

I'm still dealing with the lingering pain from a Shingles attack two years ago.  Some Shingles attacks are mild.  Mine wasn't.

I was in the hospital for a week, then home in bed for the next three months. It took almost six months before I felt halfway normal again. Easily the worst medical even in my life!
I still take prescription nerve pain meds every day, and hope it will eventurally stop. In this photo, everything 'red' burned like liquid fire. The meds didn't really help, but after about six months I eventually tried CBD oil on it and that calmed it down a lot. Didn' 'stop' the pain, it just reduced it a bit.

 

Get the vaccinations.