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Covid & Shingles is there a link?

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Mapleleaf Fri 07-Oct-22 12:51:39

Absolutely agree, volver.

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volver Fri 07-Oct-22 12:47:53

Perhaps the Covid vaccine weakens immunity to the chicken pox virus ?

Come on now. And how would that work then? Any ideas?

Some days I really try to be nice then something like this comes up. This is how fake news starts.

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Jaxjacky Fri 07-Oct-22 12:46:10

Can you link the studies please Daisymae?

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Namsnanny Fri 07-Oct-22 12:44:21

nanna8

Interesting thought because they have really been pushing the shingles vaccine here over the last few months. Perhaps the Covid vaccine weakens immunity to the chicken pox virus ? Not that they would tell anyone…

Good point

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Daisymae Fri 07-Oct-22 12:20:46

Caleo

Shingles and covid are each caused by virus. Not the same virus though.

Different viruses/different diseases/ different symptoms,

Not caused by the vaccine but some sort of immune response or immune suppression that allows the virus to be reactivated. There have been studies as I said.

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nanna8 Fri 07-Oct-22 11:23:38

Interesting thought because they have really been pushing the shingles vaccine here over the last few months. Perhaps the Covid vaccine weakens immunity to the chicken pox virus ? Not that they would tell anyone…

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Caleo Fri 07-Oct-22 11:19:55

Shingles and covid are each caused by virus. Not the same virus though.

Different viruses/different diseases/ different symptoms,

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kittylester Fri 07-Oct-22 11:02:31

But, it would be logged as would the covid jab.

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Daisymae Fri 07-Oct-22 11:01:28

kittylester

Presumably you DH went to the gp to get antivirals for his shingles. Wouldn't the gp have spotted the coincidence/connection? Xx

Go to the GP? Noooo, it was a telephone appointment followed by a photo and then discuss with a nurse.

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kittylester Fri 07-Oct-22 10:48:43

Presumably you DH went to the gp to get antivirals for his shingles. Wouldn't the gp have spotted the coincidence/connection? Xx

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Chardy Fri 07-Oct-22 10:45:05

Now I'm 70, it was recommended I have a Shingles jab. (For the first time I've noticed Shingles ads on TV!) So that was last week's trip to surgery.
Covid & flu jabs next week.

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Daisymae Fri 07-Oct-22 10:30:24

My DH who had the booster last week and this week has developed shingles. I have had a quick look at the web and there has been some research in the US and some studies indicate a 15% increased risk of developing shingles following Covid itself and other studies have looked at the possible link with the vaccine although it does not seem to be conclusive. I'm thinking that most people would not report it? Wondered if anyone else had experienced something similar?

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