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re: I now know three people under 45 that have shingles
Posted on 9/6/22 at 11:16 am to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 9/6/22 at 11:16 am to BluegrassBelle
quote:Ok, moron.
Yeah, she’s a moron.
Chickenpox vaccine wasn’t widely available in the US until the mid to late 90s. So the first generation to actually have the vaccine is likely in their late 20s now (getting the first shot at 12 months).
Anyone older than that is more susceptible to shingles because they almost certainly had chicken pox as a kid. And I don’t believe they recommend the shingles vaccine until you’re 50.
That's not at all what Momma4 was saying. Here, try again: quote:
Childhood varicella vaccinations: Studies show that the rates of shingles have increased since varicella vaccines were introduced in 1996. Varicella vaccines use a live-attenuated (weakened) form of VZV to stimulate the immune system into producing antibodies that fight off the virus (the vaccine does not cause varicella itself). In doing so, the body is protected against the disease.
Some researchers speculate that an increase in shingles may be attributed to the lack of exposure to wild varicella-zoster virus. As their immunity wanes over time, adults aren't given a natural "boost" by being exposed to children who have chickenpox.
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Posted on 10/2/22 at 1:29 pm to OGM
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Some researchers speculate that an increase in shingles may be attributed to the lack of exposure to wild varicella-zoster virus. As their immunity wanes over time, adults aren't given a natural "boost" by being exposed to children who have chickenpox.
This. In the past, people got chickenpox as a child. They were exposed to the virus probably yearly, because future generations of children got chickenpox. These exposures kept their immunity up, and only elderly or immunocompromised adults got shingles.
Now, all the kids are vaccinated against chickenpox. Adults who had chickenpox as a child don’t have those yearly immunity boosters, so they get shingles at younger ages. This phenomenon may end as those adults (gen x/older millennials and older) die off. Or, we may start getting pushed to get the shingles vaccine at an earlier age. Vaccine begets the need for more vaccine.
It will be interesting to see if people who were vaccinated against chickenpox develop shingles later in life. “They” think they probably won’t, thus eliminating the need for a shingles vaccine. But they don’t really know.
I would still recommend getting your kids the chickenpox vaccine. As stated above, getting chickenpox for the first time as an adult is very dangerous. Also, back in the day, a small percentage of kids did actually die from chickenpox.
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