Being vaccinated against shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis – a study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests. The work builds on previous suggestions that a shingles jab may have this unintended benefit. Researchers compared some 100,000 people who had a new shingles jab to a similar group who had an older … Read more
“If you are living with blood cancer, you are likely to have a weakened immune system, which means you are more likely to develop shingles and experience more serious side-effects,” said Fiona Hazell, chair of Blood Cancer Alliance and chief executive of Leukaemia UK. Source link
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Catching COVID-19 appears to increase an older person’s risk of developing a case of shingles. Researchers found that people 50 and older who had a COVID infection were 15% more likely to develop shingles, compared to people who were never infected. That risk … Read more
SOURCES: Christine E. Kistler, MD, MASc, associate professor, Department of Family Medicine, associate professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kathleen Dooling, MD, MPH, shingles disease expert, CDC, Atlanta. CDC: “Shingrix: About the Vaccine,” “About Shingles: Clinical Overview,” “About Shingles: Signs and Symptoms,” “About Shingles: Complications of Shingles,” “Frequently Asked … Read more
Feb. 9, 2021 — The Reddit message board user was looking for others in similar misery to share their stories. The 27-year-old had received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Two-and-a-half weeks later, the user developed shingles. “Anybody else have a similar experience?” the post asked. “My doctor said there are anecdotes out there … Read more