West Texas measles outbreak doubles to 48 cases

[Meowmee]

15. I'm aware of all of that 😀

However the shingrix vaccine does NOT prevent chicken pox… the varicella vaccine does. He varicella can make it less likely to get shingles but it doesn't completely prevent it either. So it’s recommended for everyone to get the shingle shot. And also, it’s recommended to get a varicella booster if you had it when you were a child.

Vaccines do not last forever contrary to what many people think, although some will be effective for a long time. So if it was a long time ago, it’s recommended to get boosted…when I read specifically about the polio vaccine, sources for NY now said if it was over 10 years since your last vaccine they recommended a booster if you were going to be exposed to it.

In New York, several counties near ours have had polio detected in the water source. And I’m sure that’s probably true for many other areas in the country. Since people are going to stop getting vaccinated even more now with everything going on it would be wise to get boosted for everything.

Yes I know that it’s related to having had chickenpox, no need to explain.

I had chickenpox twice as a child there was no vaccine then. So I’m just wondering if I need to get boosted for that. I will ask my doctor what she thinks. Chickenpox can be fatal in older adults. And while, I don’t think I’m old enough yet for it to be fatal, I have a lot of serious health conditions and I certainly don’t want to go through having chickenpox again, that was awful.

As I mentioned above, anyone can get shingles, even if they’ve never had chickenpox if they come into contact with someone that has shingles. And even if they had the varicella vaccine.

My father and brother both had shingles, but they had very mild cases. I’m going to get the shingles vaccine though because with my luck I’ll get a severe case if I don’t. So, in 2 weeks or so, I will get the first shingrix shot. The polio vaccine is making me very achy so I may wait three weeks till I get it. I’m just worried in that time frame that psycho could start trying to stop vaccines, etc..

I also wonder if there’s anything else I should get vaccinated for just in case -who knows what the hell is going to happen when shit starts to hit the fan here.