Um, how can you not mention why this is true, but isn't for people who got chicken pox?
Let me know the rate when the study kids turn 60.
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@Rich Murphy - Agree! Daughter had shots at 5 years old '97. At age 25, began having shingles. Three break-outs just this year. What a way to live in your twenties. Never saw this in my life with young adults!!!
Why do I suspect that drug companies funded this study?
What crazy nonsense is this? Shingles is caused by a reactivation of the chicken pox virus. In very, very rare cases, the chicken pox vaccination, which is a weakened live virus vaccine, can cause shingles later in life. However, if you've every contracted chicken pox, your risk is very much elevated.
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Typical ill informed and misleading statistical reporting. The difference between absolute and relative statistics
First, children rarely contract HZ. It is usually older individuals.
Second the real and absolute change was 0.03% not the 78% relative change they reported. 38/100,000 vs 74/100,000. Do the math.
Finally, immune response and persistence from the wild strain should be more protective, not less. All baby boomers had the chickenpox. It was routine.
You should know your subject better before reporting.
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how many people under 18 contract Shingles? If the vaccine reduces rates of Shingles for anyone that is good.
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I have heard a first-hand account from a credible source that the varicella vaccine has caused nerve damage and permanent paralysis. I am not sure if this is an isolated case or more prevalent. I understand that having most of the population vaccinated is good for public health. However, risking even a minute chance of permanent disability to prevent a week of skin irritation / discomfort should be an informed decision.
@Jimmy Lin
well, as a person just beginning to recover from a case of shingles, i can attest that it is much more than a week of skin irritation and discomfort.
i'd like to think i have a high tolerance for "discomfort" being that i have a long history of significant injuries, but this is one of the few times in my life where i was convinced that i was actually dying. the nerve pain associated with a shingles outbreak is significant and now 3 weeks in, i am still very unhappy about it. sleep deprivation is real issue and i am convinced that for someone in worse shape than i, and older with some other nagging issues, a case of the shingles could indeed be a life ending event.
in summary, i caution you against minimizing the physical and emotional effects of shingles. it is not a trivial condition.
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Credible firsthand account? Seriously? Thanks but I’ll trust my doctor.
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@Jimmy Lin
Chickenpox is more than just a rash for a week. Hospitalization rates are 2-3 per 1,000 for otherwise HEALTHY children and 8 per 1,000 for otherwise HEALTHY adults. The death rate for varicella is 1 per 60,000 cases, largely in immunocompetent (HEALTHY) people.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/varicella.html
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I thought you had to have actually experienced chickenpox to be susceptible to shingles later. I did not realize you were also at risk of shingles if you had the vaccine. I am sorry to hear that.
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please read this more carefully and there are other articles to read. A few people who get the vaccine still get shingles. There are a lot of reasons this could happen. One is they get only one dose of the chickenpox vaccine. That provides a lower immunity to both chickenpox and shingles. Also, the kids who got the vaccine and then shingles might have had a mild case of chickenpox before getting the vaccine and because it was so mild it went unnoticed. There are other strains of chickenpox which the vaccine is less effective for. I 2nd the statement from
"trs", you don't want to get shingles. I had a very mild case under my left arm. That was 12 years ago. I still experience pain on my left side, even when I'm not ill, but when I do get ill the pain becomes much worse. Only on my left side in the area where I had shingles. That virus is still there. I've even had two does of one of the shingles vaccine. That's suppose to maybe help with recurring pain and help to prevent it from irrupting again. My grandmother had to have a nerve to her leg cut to relieve her of the long-lasting pain in her leg long after her shingles were gone. @Madeline Conant
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@Robert Zellmer
Yes My mother spent the last 10 years of her life feeling like she had a bad burn on her back.
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