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piddyprints

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11. I didn't know young people could get it until yesterday,

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #10)

Thu Jun 29, 2023, 11:44 AM

Jun 2023

when I found out my friend's daughter had gotten it at age 17. Yikes! I'm sorry you had to go through that.

And I didn't know you could get it more than once. That is one scary disease that I'm really thankful there's a vaccine for.

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I got my first shingles vaccination yesterday. [View all] piddyprints Jun 2023 OP

Excellent decision!!! RKP5637 Jun 2023 #1

Thanks. piddyprints Jun 2023 #4

I had shingles when young and in school. It was a horrible experience. I never want to go through RKP5637 Jun 2023 #10

I didn't know young people could get it until yesterday, piddyprints Jun 2023 #11

That's how old I was and away my first year at the university. All they had then was painting RKP5637 Jun 2023 #14

I'm so sorry that happened. piddyprints Jun 2023 #16

I just had a sore arm from both. Good going. n/t brewens Jun 2023 #2

Yay! piddyprints Jun 2023 #5

Second was the same as the first for me, JenniferJuniper Jun 2023 #3

Like Covid, piddyprints Jun 2023 #6

Interesting I wasn't toold of a second shot. Historic NY Jun 2023 #7

Um, I don't know. piddyprints Jun 2023 #8

Shingrix is the only shingles vaccine available now and JenniferJuniper Jun 2023 #17

Ok thanks I'll ck with the RX. Historic NY Jun 2023 #19

I get a bad reaction to all these shots, and shingles was no exception. But who cares? Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #9

That's no fun. piddyprints Jun 2023 #12

Yeah. I stock up on a few days' video ideas before every Covid shot, knowing I'll be aching and Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #13

Gives you a good excuse to veg. piddyprints Jun 2023 #15

The first one LucasD Jun 2023 #18

All things considered, piddyprints Jun 2023 #21

Good for you! A Shingles outbreak can be horrible. Lunabell Jun 2023 #20

So I've heard and read. piddyprints Jun 2023 #22